SAE-AISI 12L14 Steel vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
SAE-AISI 12L14 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 360 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 12L14 steel and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
310 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 25 | |
6.3 to 17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 620 | |
430 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 460 | |
270 to 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 | 47 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 64 to 93 | |
37 to 64 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 560 | |
120 to 450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
17 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 22 | |
12 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 20 | |
12 to 16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 20 | |
14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 98.7 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
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), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.26 to 0.35 | |
0 |