Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. 90-silver 10-nickel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 79 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 6.7 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 8.5 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 11 to 19 |