Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4905 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is EN 1.4905 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 90 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00050 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0.090 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 86.2 to 88.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0.050 to 0.090 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |