Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. CC483K Bronze
Grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while CC483K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is CC483K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 6.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 9.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 85 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |