Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. C19020 Copper
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C19020 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C19020 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 2.3 to 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 440 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 210 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.7 to 99.19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.5 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.9 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |