C14700 Copper vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
C14700 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14700 copper and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 35 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 320 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 85 to 250 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 65 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 31 to 280 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 to 10 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 12 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.395 to 99.798 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0020 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |