Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 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 titanium 15-3-3-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 5.7 to 8.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 610 to 710 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 660 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 1120 to 1390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 1100 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1620 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 520 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 9.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 1.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 78 to 89 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 64 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 79 to 98 |