Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel
Grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
9.8 to 15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
74 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
770 to 2050 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
480 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
270 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
48 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
97 to 180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
28 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
24 to 47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
2.0 to 2.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 13.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
80.3 to 87 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |