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AM60A Magnesium vs. R30816 Cobalt

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R30816 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 R30816 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
20
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
320
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
440

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.32 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
40 to 49.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0