Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.6579 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 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 1.6579 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 380 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 850 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 600 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 39 |
| 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 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 950 to 2210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 25 to 29 |