C27400 Brass vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
C27400 brass belongs to the copper 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
| 19 to 46 |