Shear Modulus of Rigidity Table of Engineering Materials

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Shear Modulus of Rigidity Table of Engineering Materials

Engineering Materials
Strength of Materials

In materials science, shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or sometimes S or μ, is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain:

The following chart gives typical values for the shear modulus of rigidity. All data can be recalculated and the is a unit convertsion calculator for unique materials.

Engineering Material	Shear Modulus of Rigidity
Engineering Material	psi x 10⁶	Gpa
Aluminum Alloys	3.9000	26.9100
Aluminum Cast	3.8500	26.5650
Beryllium Copper	6.7000	46.2300
Brass	5.8000	40.0200
Bronze	6.5000	44.8500
Cadmium	2.7500	18.9750
Carbon Steel	11.1000	76.5900
Cast Iron	5.9000	40.7100
Chromium	16.6000	114.5400
Concrete	3.0500	21.0450
Copper	6.5800	45.4020
Diamond	69.0000	476.1000
Glass	3.8000	26.2200
Inconel	11.5800	79.9020
Iron (Ductile)	9.3000	64.1700
Iron (Malleable)	9.4000	64.8600
Kevlar	2.7900	19.2510
Lead	1.9200	13.2480
Magnesium	2.3900	16.4910
Molybdenum	17.1600	118.4040
Monel	9.5700	66.0330
Nickel Silver	5.6000	38.6400
Nickel Steels	10.8000	74.5200
Nylon	0.5700	3.9330
Phosphor Bronze	5.5000	37.9500
Plywood	0.0870	0.6003
Polycarbonate	0.3200	2.2080
Polyethylene	0.0200	0.1380
Rubber	10.9000	75.2100
Stainlesss Steel	11.3000	77.9700
Structural Steel	11.4000	78.6600
Steel (Cast)	11.2800	77.8320
Steel (Cold Rolled)	10.9500	75.5550
Tin	2.7000	18.6300
Titanium	5.9400	40.9860
Tungston	23.5000	162.1500
Wood (Fir, Douglas)	1.9500	13.4550
Zinc	6.1000	42.0900

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Reference:

Machine Design Handbook, McGraw Hill
Marks Standard Engineering Handbook