Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. C36000 Brass
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 366 molybdenum and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 5.8 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 330 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 140 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 25 to 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 89 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 60 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.7 |
| 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 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 32.5 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |