Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4421 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 1.4421 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 880 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 620 to 950 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 960 to 2270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 31 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 31 to 39 |