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EN AC-51100 Aluminum vs. R31539 Cobalt

EN AC-51100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while R31539 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN AC-51100 aluminum and the bottom bar is R31539 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
13 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 58
310 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
1000 to 1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80
590 to 940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
140 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47
780 to 2000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
27 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 53
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3
24 to 32

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.5
0.3 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
57.7 to 68.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.75
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0