Grade 363 Molybdenum vs. Solder Alloy 161
Both grade 363 molybdenum and solder alloy 161 are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 solder alloy 161.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 44 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 53 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 48 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 910 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 1.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 4.1 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 37.3 to 39.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.3 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 59.5 to 60.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |