EN 1.8826 Steel vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
EN 1.8826 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 1.8826 steel and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
310 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
6.3 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 | |
530 |
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 | 1.6 | |
28 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
330 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
37 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
17 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 99.98 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.7 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
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 0.010 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |