SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 SAE-AISI M2 steel and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2150 | |
| 430 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.8 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 98 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 44 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 76 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.5 to 83.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.5 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |