Nickel 601 vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Both nickel 601 and nickel beryllium 360 are nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
1.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 380 | |
260 to 710 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 530 | |
510 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
780 to 1860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
12 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
360 to 3440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
19 to 46 |