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EN-MC21120 Magnesium vs. R30008 Cobalt

EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R30008 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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-MC21120 magnesium and the bottom bar is R30008 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 6.7
1.1 to 73
Fatigue Strength, MPa 84 to 96
320 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
950 to 1700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 170
500 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
95
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
590 to 2720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 43
31 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 53
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
25 to 44

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 21.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
39 to 42
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
7.6 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.6 to 91.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
15 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0