Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. C35000 Brass
Grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 340 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 60 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 34.5 to 39.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |