ASTM A210 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
ASTM A210 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 260 to 710 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 19 to 46 |