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

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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)

x 10⁶ psi

x GPa

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

-

-

-

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	.......

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

Conversions

1 Pa (N/m² ) = 1x10^-6 N/mm² = 1.4504x10^-4 psi
1 MPa = 10 6 N/m² = 0.145x10 3 psi (lb f /in² ) = 0.145 ksi
1 GPa = 10 9 N/m² = 10 6 N/cm² = 10 3 N/mm² = 0.145x10 6 psi (lb f /in² )
1 psi (lb/in² ) = 0.001 ksi = 144 psf (lb f /ft² ) = 6,894.8 Pa (N/m² ) = 6.895x10 -3 N/mm²

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