Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Both grade 360 molybdenum and ASTM B540 palladium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |