Grade 365 Molybdenum vs. SAE-AISI H13 Steel
Grade 365 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 365 molybdenum and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 690 to 1820 |
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 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 4.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 78 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 25 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 22 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.32 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 88.8 to 92 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 1.1 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |