Modulus of Elasticity Young's Modulus Strength for Metals

Modulus of Elasticity, Young's Modulus For Common Engineering Materials Table

Engineering Metals and Materials Table of Contents

The following chart gives ultimate strength, yield point and modulus of elasticity data for steel and iron.

Engineering Material	Modulus of Elasticity Young's Modulus Tensile Modulus (E)		Ultimate Tensile Strength MPa (σ_u)	Yield Strength MPa (σ_y)
Engineering Material	x 10⁶ psi	x GPa	Ultimate Tensile Strength MPa (σ_u)	Yield Strength MPa (σ_y)
ABS Plastics	-	1.45 - 3.15	40	-
A53 Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe - Grade A	-	-	331	207
A53 Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe - Grade B	-	-	414	241
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe Grade A	-	-	400	248
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe Grade B	-	-	483	345
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe Grade C	-	-	483	276
A252 Piling Steel Pipe Grade 1	-	-	345	207
A252 Piling Steel Pipe Grade 2	-	-	414	241
A252 Piling Steel Pipe Grade 3	-	-	455	310
A501 Hot Formed Carbon Steel Structural Tubing - Grade A	-	-	400	248
A501 Hot Formed Carbon Steel Structural Tubing - Grade B	-	-	483	345
A523 Cable Circuit Steel Piping Grade A	-	-	331	207
A523 Cable Circuit Steel Piping Grade B	-	-	414	241
A618 Hot-Formed High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Tubing - Grade Ia & Ib	-	-	483	345
A618 Hot-Formed High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Tubing - Grade II	-	-	414	345
A618 Hot-Formed High-Strength Low-Alloy Structural Tubing - Grade III	-	-	448	345
API 5L Line Pipe	-	-	310 - 1145	175 - 1048
Acetals	-	2.78	65	-
Acrylic	-	3.18	70	-
Aluminum Bronze	-	118	-	-
Aluminum	10.0	67	110	95
Aluminum Alloys	10.2	-	-	-
Antimony	11.3	-	-	-
Aramid	-	70 - 112	-	-
Beryllium (Be)	42	287	-	-
Beryllium Copper	18.0	-	-	-
Bismuth	4.6	-	-	-
Bone, spongy	-	76	-	-
Boron	-	-	-	3100
Brass	-	102 - 125	250	-
Brass, Naval	-	100	-	-
Bronze	-	96 - 120	-	-
CAB	-	0.8	-	-
Cadmium	4.6	-	-	-
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic	-	150	-	-
Carbon nanotube, single-walled	-	1000+	-	-
Cast Iron 4.5% C, ASTM A-48	-	-	170	-
Cellulose, cotton, wood pulp	-	-	80 - 240	-
Cellulose acetate, molded	-	-	12 - 58	-
Cellulose acetate, sheet	-	-	30 - 52	-
Cellulose nitrate, celluloid	-	-	50	-
Chlorinated polyether	-	1.1	39	-
Chlorinated PVC (CPVC)	-	2.9	-	-
Chromium	36	-	-	-
Cobalt	30	-	-	-
Concrete	-	17	-	-
Concrete, High Strength (compression)	-	30	40 (compression)	-
Copper	17	117	220	70
Diamond (C)	-	1220	-	-
Douglas fir Wood	-	13	50 (compression)	-
Epoxy resins	-	3-2	26 - 85	-
Fiberboard, Medium Density	-	4	-	-
Flax fiber	-	58	-	-
Glass	-	50 - 90	50 (comp.)	-
Glass reinforced polyester matrix	-	17	-	-
Gold	10.8	74	-	-
Granite	-	52	-	-
Graphene	-	1000	-	-
Grey Cast Iron	-	130	-	-
Hemp fiber	-	35	-	-
Inconel	31	-	-	-
Iridium	75	-	-	-
Iron	28.5	210	-	-
Lead	2.0	-	-	-
Magnesium metal (Mg)	6.4	45	-	-
Manganese	23	-	-	-
Marble	-	-	15	-
Medium-density fiberboard	-	4	-	-
Mercury	-	-	-	-
Molybdenum (Mo)	40	329	-	-
Monel Metal	26	-	-	-
Nickel	31	170	-	-
Nickel Silver	18.5	-	-	-
Nickel Steel	29	-	-	-
Niobium (Columbium)	15	-	-	-
Nylon-6	-	2 - 4	45 - 90	45
Nylon-66	-	-	60 - 80	-
Oak Wood (along grain)	-	11	-	-
Osmium	80	550	-	-
Phenolic cast resins	-	-	33 - 59	-
Phenol-formaldehyde molding compounds	-	-	45 - 52	-
Phosphor Bronze	-	116	-	-
Pine Wood (along grain)	-	9	40	-
Platinum	21.3	-	-	-
Plutonium	14	97	-	-
Polyacrylonitrile, fibers	-	-	200	-
Polybenzoxazole	-	3.5	-	-
Polycarbonates	-	2.6	52 - 62	-
Polyethylene HDPE (high density)	-	0.8	15	-
Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET	-	2 - 2.7	55	-
Polyamide	-	2.5	85	-
Polyisoprene, hard rubber	-	-	39	-
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)	-	2.4 - 3.4	-	-
Polyimide aromatics	-	3.1	68	-
Polypropylene, PP	-	1.5 - 2	28 - 36	-
Polystyrene, PS	-	3 - 3.5	30 - 100	-
Polyethylene, LDPE (low density)	-	0.11 - 0.45	-	-
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)	-	0.4	-	-
Polyurethane cast liquid	-	-	10 - 20	-
Polyurethane elastomer	-	-	29 - 55	-
Polyvinylchloride (PVC)	-	2.4 - 4.1	-	-
Potassium	-	-	-	-
Rhodium	42	-	-	-
Rubber, small strain	-	0.01 - 0.1	-	-
Sapphire	-	435	-	-
Selenium	8.4	-	-	-
Silicon	16	130 - 185	-	-
Silicon Carbide	-	450	-	3440
Silver	10.5	-	-	-
Sodium	-	-	-	-
Steel, High Strength Alloy ASTM A-514	-	-	755	670
Steel, stainless AISI 302	-	184	850	506
Steel, Structural ASTM-A36	-	24	403	245
Tantalum	27	-	-	-
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)	-	0.5	-	-
Thorium	8.5	-	-	-
Tin	-	47	-	-
Titanium	16	-	-	-
Titanium Alloy	-	105 - 120	900	730
Tooth enamel	-	83	-	-
Tungsten (W)	-	400 - 410	-	-
Tungsten Carbide (WC)	-	450 - 650	-	-
Uranium	24	170	-	-
Vanadium	19	-	-	-
Wrought Iron	-	190 - 210	-	-
Zinc	12	-	-	-

a - Minimum specified value of the American Society of Testing Materials. References Cast irom, ASTM A48, structural steel fro bridges and structures, ASTM A7. Structural rivet steel , ASTM A141; high-strength structural rivet steel, ASTM A195

Material	Ultimate Strength			Yield Point X 1000/in²	Modulus of Elasticity
Material	(T) Tension X 1000/in²	Compression, in terms of T	Shear in terms of T	Yield Point X 1000/in²	in Tension (E) x 10⁶psi	in Shear, in terms of E
Cast iron, grey, class 20	20^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.6 T	.......	11.6	0.40 E
class 25	25^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.4 T	.......	14.2	0.40 E
class 30	30^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.4 T	.......	14.5	0.40 E
class 35	35^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.4 T	.......	16.0	0.40 E
class 40	40^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.3 T	.......	17	0.40 E
class 50	50^a	3.6 T - 4.4 T	1.3 T	.......	18	0.40 E
class 60	60^a	2.8 T	1.O T	.......	19.9	0.40 E
Malleable	40 to 100	.......	.......	30 to 80	25	0.43 E
nodular (ductile iron)	60 to 120	.......	.......	40 to 90	23	......
Cast Steel, carbon	60 to 100	T	0.75 T	30 to 70	30	0.38 E
low alloy	70 to 200	T	0.75 T	45 to 170	30	0.38 E
Steel, SAE 950	66 to 70	T	0.75 T	45 to 50-	30	0.38 E
1025 (low carbon)	60 to 103	T	0.75 T	40 to 90	30	0.38 E
1045 (medium carbon)	80 to 182	T	0.75 T	50 to 162	30	0.38 E
1095 (high carbon)	90 to 213	T	0.75 T	20 to 150	30	0.38 E
1112 ( free cutting)	60 to 100	T	0.75 T	30 to 95	30	0.38 E
1212 ( free cutting)	57 to 80	T	0.75 T	25 to 72	30	0.38 E
1330 (alloy)	90 to 162	T	0.75 T	27 to 149	30	0.38 E
2517 (alloy)	88 to 190	T	0.75 T	60 to 155	30	0.38 E
3140 (alloy)	93 - 188	T	0.75 T	62 to 162	30	0.38 E
3310 (alloy)	104 to 172	T	0.75 T	56 to 142	30	0.38 E
4023 (alloy)	105 to 170	T	0.75 T	60 to 114	30	0.38 E
4130 (alloy)	81 to 179	T	0.75 T	46 to 161	30	0.38 E
4340 (alloy)	109 to 220	T	0.75 T	68 to 200	30	0.38 E
4640 (alloy)	98 to 192	T	0.75 T	62 to 169	30	0.38 E
4820 (alloy)	98 to 209	T	0.75 T	68 to 184	30	0.38 E
5150 (alloy)	98 to 210	T	0.75 T	51 to 190	30	0.38 E
52100 (alloy)	100 to 238	T	0.75 T	81 to 228	30	0.38 E
6150 (alloy)	96 to 228	T	0.75 T	59 to 210	30	0.38 E
8650 (alloy)	110 to 228	T	0.75 T	69 to 206	30	0.38 E
8740 (alloy)	100 to 179	T	0.75 T	60 to 165	30	0.38 E
9310 (alloy)	117 to 187	T	0.75 T	63 to 162	30	0.38 E
9840 (alloy)	120 to 285	T	0.75 T	45 to 50	30	0.38 E
Chrome Alloy 13	65 ksi 449 MPa	-		40 ksi 276 MPa
Steel Stainless, SAE
30302^f	85 to 125	T	.......	35 to 95	28	0.45 E
30321^f	85 to 95	T	.......	30 to 60	28	.......
30347^f	90 to 100	T	.......	35 to 65	28	0.40 E
51420^f	95 to 230	T	.......	50 to 195	29	.......
51430^f	75 to 85	T	.......	40 to 70	29	.......
51446^f	80 to 85	T	.......	50 to 70	29	.......
51501^f	70 to 175	T	.......	30 to 135	29	.......
Structural Steel
Common	60 to 75	T	0.75 T	33	29	0.41 E
Rivet	52 to 62	T	0.75 T	28	29	.......
Rivet, high strength	68 to 82	T	0.75 T	38	29	.......
Wrought iron	34 to 54	T	0.75 T	23 to 32	28	.......