AWS E317L vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
AWS E317L belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E317L and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56.6 to 66.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |