Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel
Grade 366 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4062 stainless 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 EN 1.4062 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 23 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 770 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 530 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 37 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 690 to 910 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 21 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 21.5 to 24 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 69.3 to 77.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 1.0 to 2.9 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0.16 to 0.28 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |