Molybdenum is silvery white, very hard transition metal, but is softer and more ductile than tungsten. It has a high elastic modulus, and only tungsten and tantalum, of the more readily available metals, have higher melting points. 

Molybdenum reverse Dutch weave achieves high flow rates thanks to its high levels of porosity. The reversed Dutch construction is comparable with a Dutch weave but is suitable for very high mechanical loads due to the more equal material section in both directions of the wires.