AWS BVAg-31 vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-31 and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 90 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 33 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.9 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.0 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
| 19 to 46 |