Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1010 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 350 to 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 190 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 82 to 93 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 100 to 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 99.18 to 99.62 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 0 |
| 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 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |