Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. N06230 Nickel
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 366 molybdenum and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 38 to 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 620 to 840 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 330 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 200 to 330 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 250 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 13 to 15 |