Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C68800 Brass
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 2.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 380 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 570 to 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 16 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 710 to 2860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 19 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 19 to 30 |