EN 1.7710 Steel vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
EN 1.7710 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 361 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 1.7710 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, % | 6.8 to 11 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1070 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 800 to 1060 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 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 | 2.2 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 30 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 to 100 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1680 to 2970 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 38 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 30 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 97 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |