Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C18700 Copper
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18700 copper belongs to the copper 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 C18700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 170 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 9.0 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 10 to 12 |