Grade 361 Molybdenum vs. C82000 Copper
Grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C82000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 361 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 8.0 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 350 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
| 140 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 51 to 55 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 80 to 1120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 12 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 2.2 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.2 to 97.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |