SAE-AISI H13 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
SAE-AISI H13 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H13 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1820 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
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 | 29 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 19 to 46 |