Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. C61900 Bronze
Grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 570 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
| 230 to 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 83.6 to 88.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 3.0 to 4.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| 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 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |