Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
51 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 710 | |
240 to 250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
480 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
680 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
250 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
7.7 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
270 to 280 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
160 to 170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
24 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
15 to 16 |