Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A732 cast 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 ASTM A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 4.0 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 230 to 750 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 72 to 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 460 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 310 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1440 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1400 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 to 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.1 to 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 45 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 260 to 4770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 16 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 14 to 43 |