Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C26800 Brass
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 310 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 10 to 22 |