Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A372 grade M steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 366 molybdenum and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 810 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 660 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 61 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 1140 to 1580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 92.5 to 95.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 2.8 to 3.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |