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359.0 Aluminum vs. Nickel Beryllium 360

359.0 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 (7, 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 359.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.8 to 4.9
1.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
260 to 710
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
510 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 350
780 to 1860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 280
380 to 1590

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
5.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.3

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 15
12 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450 to 540
360 to 3440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 54
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37 to 38
26 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 43
23 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
19 to 46