SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2300 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 78 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 48 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 19 to 46 |