Grade 361 Molybdenum
Grade 361 molybdenum is a molybdenum alloy. Cited properties are appropriate for the stress relieved condition. It has a fairly high tensile strength among the alloys in the same category in the database.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare grade 361 molybdenum to: molybdenum alloys (top), all alloys in the same category (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
310 GPa 45 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
6.3 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Shear Modulus
120 GPa 17 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
620 MPa 90 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
530 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
370 J/g
Specific Heat Capacity
250 J/kg-K 0.059 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Expansion
7.0 µm/m-K
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
10 g/cm3 640 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
28 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
330 MJ/kg 140 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
360 L/kg 43 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
37 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
450 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
17 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
22 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Thermal Shock Resistance
21 points
Alloy Composition
| Mo | 99.9 to 100 | |
| C | 0 to 0.010 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.010 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.010 | |
| O | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| Ni | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| N | 0 to 0.0020 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM B386: Standard Specification for Molybdenum and Molybdenum Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil
ASTM B387: Standard Specification for Molybdenum and Molybdenum Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire
Sintering of Advanced Materials: Fundamentals and Processes, Zhigang Zak Fang (editor), 2010