EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 365 Molybdenum
EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 365 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 EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 365 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1020 to 1170 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 810 to 1140 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 190 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1660 to 3320 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 to 41 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 31 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 to 39 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.6 to 79.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 5.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |