Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while automotive grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 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 automotive grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 9.6 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 69 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 140 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 94 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1380 to 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1340 to 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 to 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.8 to 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 to 7.6 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 25 to 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 5.2 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 8.0 to 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 4.2 to 8.6 |