Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 2.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 510 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 260 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 4.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 18 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 170 to 2010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 17 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 16 to 29 |