Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel
Grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 75 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 80.4 to 86.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |