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AWS BAu-5 vs. Nickel Beryllium 360

AWS BAu-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 14 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 AWS BAu-5 and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 50
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
780 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
26 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.0
23 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
19 to 46