Mo - molybdenum

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Ashby charts

Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValueComment

Density

23.0 °C

9 - 10.2 g/cm³

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Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Elongation

23.0 °C

5 - 20 %

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Tensile strength

23.0 °C

500 - 1000 MPa

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Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValueComment

Coefficient of thermal expansion

23.0 °C

4.8E-6 1/K

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Thermal conductivity

23.0 °C

142 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Electrical resistivity

27.0 °C

5.5E-6 Ω·m

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Chemical properties

PropertyValueComment

Aluminium

2E-3 %

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Arsenic

2E-3 %

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Calcium

2E-3 %

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Carbon

5E-3 %

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Chromium

2E-3 %

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Cobalt

3E-3 %

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Copper

1E-3 %

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Iron

3E-3 %

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Magnesium

2E-3 %

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Molybdenum

99.9 %

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Min.

Nickel

2E-3 %

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Potassium

1E-3 %

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Silicon

3E-3 %

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Sodium

2E-3 %

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Sulfur

2E-3 %

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Tungsten

0.03 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

Alloying element for steel; Coating material; Heating element; Mount and current feedthrough for tungsten; Wires in lamps; Targets in x-ray tubes

Processing history

Heat treatment: annealed, unannealed

Surface Finish

ground, drawn (black/cleaned), hammered