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Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 6150 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 30
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 710
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 1100
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1860
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1590
420 to 1160

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 190
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 3440
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 62
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 41
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 46
20 to 38

Comparable Variants