Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. ASTM B596 Au-Cu
Both grade 360 molybdenum and ASTM B596 Au-Cu are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 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 grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM B596 Au-Cu.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 4.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 450 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 77 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 6.8 to 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 7.1 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 22 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| 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 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |