SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
SAE-AISI 1524 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI 1524 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 22 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 340 | |
| 260 to 710 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 390 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 650 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 540 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 760 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 46 |