EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 76 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.4 to 92.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |