Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
Both grade 363 molybdenum and grade 364 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 363 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |