AWS E385 vs. Grade 363 Molybdenum
AWS E385 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 363 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 E385 and the bottom bar is grade 363 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 580 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 79 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 21.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 41.8 to 50.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
| 99.3 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |