Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 34 to 50 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 220 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 590 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 220 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 130 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 13 to 15 |