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R31538 Cobalt vs. 1060 Aluminum

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while 1060 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 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 R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is 1060 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
1.1 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
15 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
67 to 130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
17 to 110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
210

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
0.57 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
2.1 to 89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
96
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
3.0 to 5.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.6 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants