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Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. 4145 Aluminum

Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 4145 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is 4145 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 30
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 710
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
28
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 1100
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1860
120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1590
68

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.4
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.8

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 190
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 3440
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 62
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 46
5.5