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4115 Aluminum vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum

4115 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 4115 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
310
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 11
6.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 220
580 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 39 to 190
350 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
7.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
28
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
330
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 10
43 to 57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 11 to 270
200 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 23
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 30
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.2 to 9.9
19 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.6 to 97.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.010 to 0.040
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
99.2 to 99.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.55
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0