Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C15500 Copper
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15500 copper belongs to the copper 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 C15500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 3.0 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 280 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 130 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 15 to 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 72 to 1210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 9.8 to 20 |