Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 600 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 29 to 54 |