MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. 6012 Aluminum

Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 6012 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 6012 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
69
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 30
9.1 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 710
55 to 100
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
26
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 1100
130 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1860
220 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1590
110 to 260

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.4
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.9

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 190
21 to 28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 3440
94 to 480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 62
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 41
29 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
62
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 46
10 to 14