| Material |
Yield strength
(MPa) |
Ultimate strength
(MPa) |
Density
(g/cm³) |
| ASTM A36 steel |
250 |
400 |
7.8 |
| Steel, API 5L X65 (Fikret Mert Veral) |
448 |
531 |
7.8 |
| Steel, high strength alloy ASTM A514 |
690 |
760 |
7.8 |
| Steel, prestressing strands |
1650 |
1860 |
7.8 |
| Piano wire |
2200–2482[5] |
|
7.8 |
| High density polyethylene (HDPE) |
26-33 |
37 |
0.95 |
| Polypropylene |
12-43 |
19.7-80 |
0.91 |
| Stainless steel AISI 302 - Cold-rolled |
520 |
860 |
|
| Cast iron 4.5% C, ASTM A-48 |
276 (??) |
200 |
|
| Titanium alloy (6% Al, 4% V) |
830 |
900 |
4.51 |
| Aluminium alloy 2014-T6 |
400 |
455 |
2.7 |
| Copper 99.9% Cu |
70 |
220 |
8.92 |
| Cupronickel 10% Ni, 1.6% Fe, 1% Mn, balance Cu |
130 |
350 |
8.94 |
| Brass |
approx. 200+ |
550 |
5.3 |
| Tungsten |
|
1510 |
19.25 |
| Glass |
|
50 (in compression) |
2.53 |
| E-Glass |
N/A |
3450 |
2.57 |
| S-Glass |
N/A |
4710 |
2.48 |
| Basalt fiber |
N/A |
4840 |
2.7 |
| Marble |
N/A |
15 |
|
| Concrete |
N/A |
~50 compression |
23.6kN/m2; |
| Carbon fiber |
N/A |
5650 |
1.75 |
| Spider silk |
1150 (??) |
1200 |
|
| Silkworm silk |
500 |
|
|
| Aramid (Kevlar or Twaron) |
3620 |
|
1.44 |
| UHMWPE |
23 |
46 |
0.97 |
| UHMWPE fibers[6][7] |
|
2300-3500 |
0.97 |
| Vectran |
|
2850-3340 |
|
| Pine wood (parallel to grain) |
|
40 |
|
| Bone (limb) |
104-121 |
130 |
|
| Nylon, type 6/6 |
45 |
75 |
|
| Rubber |
- |
15 |
|
| Boron |
N/A |
3100 |
2.46 |
| Silicon, monocrystalline (m-Si) |
N/A |
7000 |
2.33 |
| Silicon carbide (SiC) |
N/A |
3440 |
|
| Sapphire (Al2O3) |
N/A |
1900 |
3.9-4.1 |
| Carbon nanotube (see note above) |
N/A |
62000 |
1.34 |