Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.6570 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6570 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 1.6570 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 500 to 660 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 910 to 1130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 760 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
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 | |
| 1520 to 3010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 32 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 27 to 33 |