Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A148 cast 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 ASTM A148 cast 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 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 280 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.3 to 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 18 to 38 |