Is Molybdenum Easy To Machine?
Jan 19, 2024
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Is molybdenum easy to machine?
Molybdenum and molybdenum alloys can be machined by all of the common metal machining processes. No special equipment or procedures are required to produce parts with accurate dimensions with excellent finishes.
Propertities of TZM alloy:
| Material | Density(g/cm3) | Melting Point(℃ ) | Boiling Point(℃ ) |
| TZM | 10.22 | 2617 | 4612 |
Mechanical properties of TZM alloy:
| Mechanical properties | Elongation/% | Modulus elasticity/GPa | Yield strength/MPa | Tensile strength /MPa | Fracture toughness/(MPa·m1/2 |
| Datas | <20 | 320 | 560-1150 | 685 | 5.8-29.6 |
High temperature tensile strength and elongation of TZM alloy
| Temperature/℃ | Tensile strength/MPa | Elongation/% |
| RT | 1140-1210 | 7.5-13.0 |
| 1000 | 700-720 | 5.2 |
| 1200 | 320-360 | 9.0 |
| 1300 | 190-210 | 11.5-13.5 |
| 1400 | 140-170 | 11.0-16.0 |
Thermal and electrical properties of TZM alloys
| Properties | Coefficient of thermal expansion/K-1 (20~100℃) |
Thermal conductivityW /m·K | Working temperature/℃ | Resistivity/Ω·m |
| Datas | 5. 3×10-6 | 126 | 400 | (5. 3~5. 5)×10-8 |
