Molybdenum rods Chemical composition:
| Main and minor components | Min.content(%) | ASTM B386 (361) |
| Mo | 99.95 | balance |
| Impurities | Max.values (μg/g) | Max.values (μg/g) |
| Al | 10 | - |
| Cu | 20 | - |
| Cr | 20 | - |
| Fe | 20 | 100 |
| K | 20 | - |
| Ni | 10 | 50 |
| Si | 20 | 100 |
| W | 300 | - |
| C | 30 | 100 |
| H | 10 | 20 |
| N | 10 | 70 |
| O | 40 | - |
| Cd | 5 | - |
| Hg | 1 | - |
| Pb | 5 | - |
Dimensions and tolerances:
| Diameter (mm) | Diameter tolerance (mm) |
| Ground | |
| 0.50-0.99 | ±0.007 |
| 1.00-1.99 | ±0.010 |
| 1.00-2.99 | ±0.015 |
| 3.00-15.9 | ±0.020 |
| 16.0-24.9 | ±0.030 |
| 25.0-34.9 | ±0.050 |
| 35.0-3939 | ±0.060 |
| ≥40.0 | ±0.20 |
| Cleaned | |
| 0.50-4.0 | ±2.0% |
| 4.10-10.0 | ±1.5% |
| 15.0-50.0 | ±0.30 |
| 51.0-75.0 | ±0.40 |
| 75.1-120.0 | ±1.00 |
| 121.0-165.0 | ±1.50 |
| Turned | |
| 40.0-49.9 | ±0.30 |
| 50.0-165.0 | ±0.40 |
Length and straightness:
| Diameter (mm) | Production length (mm) | Stiraightness/Meter (mm) | |
| Cleaned | Ground/turned | ||
| 0.50-0.99 | ＞500 | ＜2.5 | ＜2.5 |
| 1.00-9.90 | ＞300 | ＜2.0 | ＜1.5 |
| 10.0-165.0 | ＞100 | ＜1.5 | ＜1.0 |
Length tolerance:
| Diameter 0.50-30.0 mm | ||||||
| Nominal length (mm) | 6-30 | 30-120 | 120-400 | 400-1000 | 1000-2000 | ＞2000 |
| Length tolerance(mm) | ±0.2 | ±0.3 | ±0.5 | ±0.8 | ±1.2 | ±2.0 |
| Diameter ＞30.0 mm | ||||||
| Nominal length (mm) | 6-30 | 30-120 | 120-400 | 400-1000 | 1000-2000 | ＞2000 |
| Length tolerance(mm) | ±1.0 | ±1.5 | ±2.5 | ±4.0 | ±6.0 | ±8.0 |
Density:
1. 00.50-40.0 mm ≥10.15g/cm³
2. 40.1-80.0 mm ≥10.10g/cm³
3. 80.1-120.0 mm ≥10.00g/cm³
4. 120.1-165.0 mm ≥9.90g/cm³
Nondestructive testing: For diameters＞15.00 mm:100% ultrasonic testing; For diameters of 0.50-50.0mm:Eddy curent tests on rods with ground surface.
| Diameter(mm) | Tensile strength(MPa) | 0.2% Yield Strength(MPa) | Elongation(%) | Hardness(HV 10) |
| 0.50-3.18 | ≥585 | ≥450 | ≥15 | |
| 3.18-10.30 | ≥515 | ≥380 | ≥15 | |
| 10.32-22.20 | ≥620 | ≥515 | ≥18 | 230-280 |
| 22.20-28.60 | ≥585 | ≥480 | ≥15 | 225-270 |
| 28.60-47.60 | ≥515 | ≥450 | ≥10 | 215-260 |
| 47.60-73.00 | ≥480 | ≥415 | ≥10 | 210-250 |
| 73.00-88.90 | ≥450 | ≥380 | ≥10 | 205-240 |
| 89.00-120.9 | ≥450 | ≥380 | ≥5 | 200-240 |
| 121.0-164.9 | ≥450 | ≥380 | ≥5 | 180-240 |
| 165.0 | ≥450 | ≥380 | ≥- | 180-240 |
Surface condition:
| Surface： | Cleaned | Ground | Turned |
| φ0.50-165mm | φ0.50-50.00mm | φ≥40.00mm | |
| Roughness | Diameter (mm) | Ra (μm) Ground | Ra (μm) Turned |
| ≤2.50 | ≤0.80 | - | |
| 2.5-50.0 | ≤1.00 | - | |
| ≥40.0 | - | ≤3.2 |