EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 365 Molybdenum
EN 1.4122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 365 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 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 365 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 850 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 630 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.4 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 110 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 to 1000 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 31 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 26 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 30 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.33 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.2 to 83.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |