EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 23 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 930 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 730 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 190 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 to 1290 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 33 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56.6 to 63.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 2.6 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 5.8 to 7.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |