Grade 366 Molybdenum vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
Both grade 366 molybdenum and grade 360 molybdenum are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 366 molybdenum and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 300 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.2 | |
| 6.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 430 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 7.6 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 27 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 37 to 64 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 120 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 66.9 to 73 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |