Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. Nickel 200
Grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is nickel 200.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 23 to 44 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 420 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 120 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 42 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |