C14510 Copper vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 9.6 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 180 to 190 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 to 29 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 280 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.2 to 10 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 19 to 46 |