Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 41 to 61 |