Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 5.6 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 480 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 1030 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 840 to 1120 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 68 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 1820 to 3230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 36 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 34 to 41 |