SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
1.0 to 30 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
260 to 710 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 570 | |
510 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 950 | |
780 to 1860 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 520 to 610 | |
380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1330 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1200 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
5.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.3 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 91 | |
12 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 730 to 1000 | |
360 to 3440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 34 | |
26 to 62 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
23 to 41 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 31 | |
19 to 46 |