Nickel Beryllium 360 vs. C46400 Brass
Nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel beryllium 360 and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 30 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 1100 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 1860 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1590 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 190 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 3440 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 62 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 41 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 46 | |
| 13 to 16 |