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Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 30
14 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 710
340 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 1100
510 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 1860
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1590
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1330
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.6

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 190
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 3440
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 62
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 41
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 46
16 to 23