Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
Both grade 360 molybdenum and grade 361 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |