Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 360 to 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 19 to 46 |