Grade 360 Molybdenum vs. Nickel 718
Grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel 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 nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.3 to 17 | |
| 12 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 620 | |
| 930 to 1530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 510 to 1330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 64 | |
| 140 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 450 | |
| 660 to 4560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 31 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 25 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 27 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 11.1 to 24.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.9 to 100 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |