Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 32 to 45 |