Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5662 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 810 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 22 |