Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy

Both grade 360 molybdenum and 50Cr-50Ni alloy are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.

Grade 360 Molybdenum 50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		6.3 to 17
Elongation at Break, %		5.7

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.26

Shear Modulus, GPa		120
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		28
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		330
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		360
Embodied Water, L/kg		350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		37 to 64
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		120 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		350

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Molybdenum (Mo), %		99.9 to 100
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.0020
Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.0020
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.0015
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5