Recrystallized 360 Molybdenum vs. Recrystallized 363 Molybdenum

Both recrystallized 360 molybdenum and recrystallized 363 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the recrystallized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is recrystallized 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is recrystallized 363 molybdenum.

Recrystallized Grade 360 Molybdenum Recrystallized Grade 363 Molybdenum

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		310

Elongation at Break, %		17
Elongation at Break, %		11

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		120
Shear Modulus, GPa		120

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		2280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		2280

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		250

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		10

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		28
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		28

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		330
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		330

Embodied Water, L/kg		360
Embodied Water, L/kg		360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		64
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		57

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		200

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		17

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.010 to 0.030

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Molybdenum (Mo), %		99.9 to 100
Molybdenum (Mo), %		99.3 to 99.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0020

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.0020

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0015
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.4 to 0.55

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0.060 to 0.12