Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. AWS ENiCrMo-3
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ENiCrMo-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrMo-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 7.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 55 to 68.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |