Grade 365 Molybdenum vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel
Grade 365 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 310S 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 365 molybdenum and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 | |
| 34 to 44 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 600 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 4.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 61 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 190 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 48.3 to 57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |