Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
| 270 to 530 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 520 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 740 to 1040 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 290 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 220 to 1570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 27 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 16 to 23 |