Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. ASTM B780 Alloy
Both grade 364 molybdenum and ASTM B780 alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 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 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM B780 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 83 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 1.1 to 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 330 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 4.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 9.1 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 23.5 to 25.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 74 to 76 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |