C55283 Copper vs. Grade 365 Molybdenum
C55283 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 365 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 C55283 copper and the bottom bar is grade 365 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 190 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.1 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.5 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.2 to 87.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| 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), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 5.8 to 6.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |