ASTM A209 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
1.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 200 | |
260 to 710 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
510 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
780 to 1860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
12 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
360 to 3440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
19 to 46 |