Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4107 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 EN 1.4107 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 260 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 400 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 420 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 22 to 25 |