Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Austempered Cast Iron
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 1.1 to 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 860 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 560 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 19 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 880 to 3970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 32 to 66 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 27 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 25 to 53 |