Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. SAE-AISI D5 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI D5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 5.4 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 470 to 1180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 770 to 2030 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 4.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 28 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 26 to 67 |