Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. C99400 Brass
Grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 460 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 230 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 230 to 590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 16 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 83.5 to 96.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 1.0 to 3.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 5.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |