Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 440A stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 5.0 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 270 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 450 to 1040 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 730 to 1790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 420 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 87 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 26 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 23 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 26 to 65 |