EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 34 | |
1.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 350 | |
260 to 710 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
510 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 740 | |
780 to 1860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 550 | |
380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
12 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 760 | |
360 to 3440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
19 to 46 |