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2017A Aluminum vs. Grade 366 Molybdenum

2017A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 2017A aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 366 molybdenum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
300
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 14
2.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 290
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
12
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
340
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.7 to 53
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90 to 570
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 42
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 44
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 95.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
66.9 to 73
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
27 to 33
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0