Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Both grade 363 molybdenum and 60Cr-40Ni alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

Grade 363 Molybdenum 60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		120
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		350 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		28
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		330
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		360
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		200 to 630
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0.010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Molybdenum (Mo), %		99.3 to 99.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0030
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0.4 to 0.55
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5

Zirconium (Zr), %		0.060 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), %		0