Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys 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 (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 to 1350 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 to 8.2 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 to 11 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
| 19 to 46 |