Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. EN 1.1221 Steel
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.1221 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 10 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 730 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 390 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 67 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 410 to 800 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 26 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 23 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0.57 to 0.65 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 97.1 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |