Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. Type 3 Niobium

Both grade 361 molybdenum and Type 3 niobium are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

Grade 361 Molybdenum Type 3 (Alloyed Reactor Grade, R04251) Niobium

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Elongation at Break, %		6.3
Elongation at Break, %		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		120
Shear Modulus, GPa		38

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		220

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Water, L/kg		360
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		44

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		93

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Hafnium (Hf), %		0
Hafnium (Hf), %		0 to 0.020

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.0050

Molybdenum (Mo), %		99.9 to 100
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.010

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0050
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0050

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		98.6 to 99.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0070
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.1

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.020

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.030

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0.8 to 1.2