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AZ91A Magnesium vs. R30021 Cobalt

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R30021 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 28 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is R30021 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 160
1300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
520

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
61.7 to 67.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0