Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M10 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 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 SAE-AISI M10 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 740 to 2170 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1520 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 26 to 76 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 23 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 8.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 23 to 68 |