EN 1.3523 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
EN 1.3523 steel 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3523 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1460 | |
780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 52 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 42 | |
19 to 46 |