Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel
Grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 760 to 2150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 98 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 25 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 22 to 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 27 to 76 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0.78 to 1.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 78.5 to 83.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |