EN 1.5410 Steel vs. Grade 363 Molybdenum
EN 1.5410 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 EN 1.5410 steel and the bottom bar is grade 363 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 25 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 620 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 480 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 610 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.010 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 98.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 99.3 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |