EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 13 |