Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 366 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 500 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 62 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 84 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 94.4 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |