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EN-MC21310 Magnesium vs. R30075 Cobalt

EN-MC21310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while R30075 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-MC21310 magnesium and the bottom bar is R30075 cobalt.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210 to 250
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 86
250 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
82 to 98
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
780 to 1280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
480 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
530

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
84 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
560 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14 to 17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 73
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
26 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21 to 29

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.6
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
58.7 to 68
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.2 to 97.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0