Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7711 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 290 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 440 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 690 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 400 to 800 |
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 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 430 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 24 to 32 |