Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Titanium 6-6-2
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while titanium 6-6-2 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 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 titanium 6-6-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 6.7 to 9.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 590 to 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 670 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 1140 to 1370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 1040 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1610 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1560 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 540 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 5.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 9.4 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 89 to 99 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 66 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 50 to 57 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 2.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 75 to 90 |