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AM60A Magnesium vs. G-CoCr28 Cobalt

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while G-CoCr28 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is G-CoCr28 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
100
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
9.7 to 24.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0