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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360

EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron 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 EN 1.6587 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
780 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
5.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
26 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
23 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
19 to 46

Comparable Variants