Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1042 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 SAE-AISI 1042 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 380 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 340 to 580 |
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 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 87 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 320 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 20 to 22 |