Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. R05400 Tantalum
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 5.5 to 53 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 50 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 13 to 32 |