Grade 20 Titanium vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
Grade 20 titanium belongs to the titanium 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 titanium and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 17 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 1270 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 850 to 1190 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 400 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.6 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 5.0 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 52 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 860 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2940 to 5760 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 50 to 70 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 52 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 77 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 71 to 77 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |