Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. C96900 Copper-nickel
Grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. 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 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
4.5 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
830 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
210 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
72 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
38 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
2820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
30 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
73.6 to 78 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
14.5 to 15.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |