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R30155 Cobalt vs. 2618 Aluminum

R30155 cobalt belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 2618 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 R30155 cobalt and the bottom bar is 2618 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
71
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
27
Shear Strength, MPa 570
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
11
Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
92.4 to 94.9
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.9 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 36.2
0.9 to 1.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0.9 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15