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Material

Yield Stress

(MPa)

Ultimate Stress

(MPa)

Elongation

(%)

Aluminum [Al]

20

70

60

Aluminum Alloy

35 - 500

100 - 550

1 - 45

Brass

70 - 550

200 - 620

4 - 60

Brass; Noval

170 - 410

410 - 590

15 - 50

Brass; Red (80% Cu, 20% Zn)

90 - 470

300 - 590

4 - 50

Brick

-

7.0 - 70

-

Bronze; Regular

82 - 690

200 - 830

5 - 60

Bronze; Manganese

170 - 450

450 - 620

10 - 35

Concrete (Compression)

-

10 - 70

-

Copper [Cu]

55 - 330

230 - 380

10 - 50

Copper Alloy

760

830

4

Glass

-

30 - 1000

-

Iron (Cast)

120 - 290

69 - 480

0 - 1

Iron (Wrought)

210

340

35

Magnesium [Mg]

20 - 70

100 - 170

5 - 15

Magnesium Alloy

80 - 280

140 - 340

2 - 20

Monel (67% Ni, 30% Cu)

170 - 1100

450 - 1200

2 - 50

Nickel [Ni]

140 - 620

310 - 760

2 - 50

Nylon; Polyamide

-

40 - 70

50

Rubber

1.0 - 7.0

7.0 - 20

100 - 800

Solder; Tin-Lead

-

12 - 54

55 - 30

Steel

280 - 1600

340 - 1900

3 - 40

Stone; Granite (Compression)

-

70 - 280

-

Stone; Limestone (Compression)

-

20 - 200

-

Stone; Marble (Compression)

-

50 - 180

-

Titanium [Ti]

-

500

25

Titanium Alloy

-

900 - 970

10

Tungsten [W]

-

1400 - 4000

0 - 4

Wood; Ash (Bending)

40 - 70

50 - 100

-

Wood; Douglas Fir (Bending)

30 - 50

50 - 80

-

Wood; Oak (Bending)

40 - 60

50 - 100

-

Wood; Southern Pine (Bending)

40 - 60

50 - 100

-


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