Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel
Grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 360 molybdenum and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 580 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
| 130 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 65.1 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |