The following chart gives ultimate strength, yield point and modulus of elasticity data for steel and iron.
Engineering Material
Modulus of Elasticity
(E)
Ultimate Tensile
Strength
MPa
(σu)
Yield Strength
MPa
(σy)
ksi
GPa
ABS Plastics
210 - 456
1.45 - 3.15
40
-
A53 Seamless and Welded
Steel Pipe - Grade A
30,457
210
331
207
A53 Seamless and Welded
Steel Pipe - Grade B
30,457
210
414
241
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe
Grade A
30,457
210
400
248
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe
Grade B
30,457
210
483
345
A106 Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe
Grade C
30,457
210
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
403 - 1407
2.78 - 9.7
65
-
Acrylic
406
2.80
70
-
Aluminum Bronze
15,954
110
-
-
Aluminum
10,000
67
110
95
Aluminum Alloys
10,152.6
70
-
-
Antimony
2900
20
-
-
Aramid
8702 - 20,305
60 - 140
-
-
Beryllium (Be)
43,900
303
-
-
Beryllium Copper
18999.9
131
-
-
Bismuth
1,740
12
-
-
Bone, spongy
1.45 - 435
0.01 - 3.0
-
-
Boron
65,266
450
-
3100
Brass
14,100
97
250
-
Brass, Naval
17,000
117
-
-
Bronze
10,500 - 20,000
72.4 - 138
-
-
Carbon Fibers
33,068
228
-
-
Cadmium
8,010
55.2
-
-
Carbon nanotube, single-walled
39,160 - 137,785
270 - 950
-
-
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
-
-
39
-
Chlorinated PVC (CPVC)
-
-
-
-
Chromium
36,000
248
-
-
Cobalt
30,600
211
-
-
Concrete
-
-
-
-
Concrete, High Strength
(compression)
-
-
40
(compression)
-
Copper
16,969
117
220
70
Diamond (C)
102,000 - 174,000
700 - 1,200
-
-
Douglas fir Wood
-
-
50
(compression)
-
Epoxy resins
-
-
26 - 85
-
Fiberboard, Medium Density
-
-
-
-
Flax fiber
-
-
-
-
Glass
17 - 29
0.12 - 0.2
50
(comp.)
-
Glass reinforced polyester matrix
-
-
-
-
Gold
10,732
74
-
-
Granite
5,801
40
-
-
Graphene
-
1000
-
-
Grey Cast Iron
-
130
-
-
Hemp fiber
-
35
-
-
Inconel
29,700
205
-
-
Iridium
76,000
524
-
-
Iron
28,500
200
-
-
Lead
2,030
14
-
-
Magnesium metal (Mg)
6,527
45
-
-
Manganese
23,100
159
-
-
Marble
7,832
~54
15
-
Medium-density fiberboard
580
4
-
-
Mercury
-
-
-
-
Molybdenum (Mo)
47,717
329
-
-
Monel Metal
24,000
160
-
-
Nickel
30,022
207
-
-
Nickel Silver
18,129
125
-
-
Nickel Steel
27,000
186
-
-
Niobium (Columbium)
14,938
103
-
-
Nylon-6
290 - 580
2 - 4
45 - 90
45
Nylon-66
-
-
60 - 80
-
Oak Wood (along grain)
-
11
-
-
Osmium
1,435 - 1,638
9.9 - 11.3
-
-
Phenolic cast resins
-
-
33 - 59
-
Phenol-formaldehyde
molding compounds
-
-
45 - 52
-
Phosphor Bronze
16,244
112
-
-
Pine Wood (along grain)
-
9
40
-
Platinum
24,800
171
-
-
Plutonium
14,000
96.5
-
-
Polyacrylonitrile, fibers
-
-
200
-
Polybenzoxazole
362.6
2.5
-
-
Polycarbonates
377
2.6
52 - 62
-
Polyethylene HDPE (high density)
81 - 217.6
0.565 - 1.5
15
-
Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET
870 - 2030.5
6 - 14
55
-
Polyamide
420
2.95
85
-
Polyisoprene, hard rubber
-
-
39
-
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
348 - 493
2.4 - 3.4
-
-
Polyimide aromatics
449
3.1
68
-
Polypropylene, PP
217 - 290
1.5 - 2
28 - 36
-
Polystyrene, PS
435 - 507.6
3 - 3.5
30 - 100
-
Polyethylene, LDPE (low density)
0.11 - 65.2
0.11 - 0.45
-
-
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
58
0.4
-
-
Polyurethane cast liquid
90.5 - 797.7
0.624 - 5.5
10 - 20
-
Polyurethane elastomer
-
-
29 - 55
-
Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
348 - 594
2.4 - 4.1
-
-
Potassium
-
-
-
-
Rhodium
52,100
359
-
-
Rubber, small strain
1.45 - 14.5
0.01 - 0.1
-
-
Sapphire
36,259
250
-
-
Selenium
-
-
-
-
Silicon
16,302
112.4
-
-
Silicon Carbide
65,266.9
450
-
3440
Silver
11,022.8
76
-
-
Sodium
-
-
-
-
Steel, High Strength Alloy
ASTM A-514
29,000
200
755
670
Steel, stainless AISI 302
28,000
193
850
506
Steel, Structural ASTM-A36
29,000
200
403
245
Tantalum
27000
186
-
-
Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE)
56.9 - 326
0.392 - 2.25
-
-
Thorium
10,602
73.1
-
-
Tin
6,030
41.6
-
-
Titanium
16
120
-
-
Titanium Alloy
17,404
105 - 120
900
730
Tooth enamel
464 - 14,242
3.2 - 98.2
-
-
Tungsten (W)
58,000
400
-
-
Tungsten Carbide (WC)
65,266 - 94,274
450 - 650
-
-
Uranium, Cast
27,557
190
-
-
Vanadium
18,200
125.5
-
-
Wrought Iron
14,242.4
98.2
-
-
Zinc
14,000
96.5
-
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