AISI 440B Stainless Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
AISI 440B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440B stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 18 | |
1.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 850 | |
260 to 710 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 1110 | |
510 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 1930 | |
780 to 1860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 1860 | |
380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 57 to 110 | |
12 to 190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 70 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 70 | |
19 to 46 |