Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. ASTM A228 Music Wire
Grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A228 music wire belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM A228 music wire.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 12 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 2450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 2050 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 28 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 330 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 87 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 79 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 98 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |