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2030 Aluminum vs. Nickel Beryllium 360

2030 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2030 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 8.0
1.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 91 to 110
260 to 710
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
510 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 420
780 to 1860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 270
380 to 1590

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
5.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.3

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 26
12 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 530
360 to 3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 38
26 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37 to 40
23 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 50
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
19 to 46