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Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. AWS BNi-5a

Both nickel beryllium 360 and AWS BNi-5a are nickel alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1860
480

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 62
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 41
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 46
15