Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C72700 Copper-nickel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel 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 C72700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 4.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 310 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 460 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 580 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 20 to 380 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 1420 to 4770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 16 to 38 |