Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 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 austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 34 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 to 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 500 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 240 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 to 1360 | |
| 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 8.0 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 24 to 140 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 98 to 160 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 15 | |
| 19 to 46 |