EN 1.0038 Steel vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
EN 1.0038 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 25 | |
| 6.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 430 | |
| 430 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 72 to 88 | |
| 37 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 120 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 100 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.014 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |