Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. Grade 365 Molybdenum
Both grade 361 molybdenum and grade 365 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the stress relieved condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 365 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 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 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 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 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |