JE DEPA V9 Tutorial
Young's Modulus (YM) for Common Test Materials

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Material

Youngs Modulus (GPa)

Youngs Modulus
lbf/in² (psi)

Rubber (small strain)

0.01-0.1

1,500-15,000

PTFE (Teflon)

0.5

75,000

Polyethylene (low density)

0.2

30,000

Polypropylene

1.5-2

217,000-290,000

Polystyrene

3-3.5

435,000-505,000

Nylon

2-4

290,000-580,000

Fiber board (medium density)

3.654

530,000

Wood (along grain)

8.963-11

1,300,000-1,600,000

High-strength Concrete (under compression)

30

4,350,000

Glass fiber reinforced plastic (70/30 by weight fibre/matrix, along grain)

40-45

5,800,000-6,500,000

Magnesium (Mg)

45

6,500,000

Aluminium (Al)

69

10,000,000

Abrasive Ceramics (vitrified/bonded)

20-90

2,900,000-13,530,000

Glass

50-90

7,251,000-13,530,000

Mother-of-Pearl (nacre, largely calcium carbonate)

70

10,000,000

Brass and Bronze

100-125

17,000,000

Titanium (Ti) and Titanium Alloys

105-120

15,000,000-17,500,000

Copper (Cu)

117

17,000,000

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (50/50 fibre/matrix, unidirectional, along grain)

125-150

18,000,000-22,000,000

Wrought Iron

190–210

27,550,000-30,450,000

Steel

200

30,000,000

Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG)

193-200

28,000,000-30,000,000

Beryllium (Be)

287

42,000,000

Tungsten (W)

400-410

58,000,000-59,500,000

Sapphire (Al2O3) along C-axis

435

63,000,000

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

450

65,000,000

Osmium (Os)

550

79,800,000

Tungsten Carbide (WC)

450-650

65,000,000-94,000,000

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube

1,000+

145,000,000+

Diamond (C)

1220

150,000,000-175,000,000

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