Grade 364 Molybdenum vs. R05400 Tantalum
Both grade 364 molybdenum and R05400 tantalum are otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 364 molybdenum and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.2 to 11 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 720 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 620 | |
| 140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 250 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.0 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 57 | |
| 5.5 to 53 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 630 | |
| 50 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.010 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 99.2 to 99.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.060 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |