Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. Grade 366 Molybdenum
Both grade 361 molybdenum and grade 366 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the stress relieved condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 366 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 2.2 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 340 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 66.9 to 73 |
| 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 0.0025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |