SAE-AISI 1108 Steel vs. Grade 365 Molybdenum
SAE-AISI 1108 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 365 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 SAE-AISI 1108 steel and the bottom bar is grade 365 molybdenum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
310 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 34 | |
6.3 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 440 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 360 | |
530 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
250 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
10 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
28 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
330 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 110 | |
37 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 340 | |
450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
17 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.9 to 99.24 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
0 |