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Tensile Strength of Metals and alloys
| Name |
Tenacity Tons per
sq. in. |
| Manganese steel, cast |
38 |
| Mitis iron |
27 |
| Aluminum Bronze |
25 |
| Phosphor bronze, cast
|
15 to 16 |
| Delta metal No. 1
forged |
48 |
| Ditto, cast |
48 |
| Muntz Metal |
20 |
| Malleable cast iron |
15 |
| Copper, wire |
25 |
| Copper, Sheet and
Bolt |
15 |
| Copper, cast |
10 |
| Gun-Metal |
12 |
| Brass |
10 |
| Zinc |
3 |
| Cast Lead |
1½ |
| Aluminum, wrought,
not annealed |
14.7 |
| Ditto, annealed |
6.0 |
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Strength of Iron and Steel in
Tension, Torsion, Shear and Compression
|
Material |
Tension |
Torsion |
Shear |
Resistance to
Crushing |
| Yield Point tons
per sq.in. |
Breaking Stress,
tons per sq. in. |
Modulus of
Elasticity |
Yield Point, tons
per sq. in. |
Breaking Stress,
tons per sq. in. |
Modulus of
Elasticity |
Breaking Stress,
tons per sq. in. |
Tons. per sq. in. |
| Wrought Iron |
15.04 |
21.60 |
28,330,000 |
8.99 |
25.20 |
12,800,000 |
18.76 |
17.0 |
| Wrought Iron |
17.13 |
24.56 |
29,030,000 |
10.22 |
29.50 |
13,920,000 |
20.72 |
17.0 |
| Wrought Iron |
16.82 |
25.01 |
28,750,000 |
10.36 |
28.87 |
13,700,000 |
21.21 |
17.0 |
| Wrought Iron |
11.16 |
22.46 |
30,826,000 |
8.93 |
22.32 |
11,570,000 |
19.51 |
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| Mild Steel |
16.82 |
25.75 |
29,170,000 |
10.16 |
28.13 |
13,400,000 |
21.50 |
- |
| Mild Steel |
17.85 |
28.40 |
28,860,000 |
10.20 |
29.85 |
13,070,000 |
23.00 |
- |
| Bessemer Steel |
31.14 |
52.20 |
29,466,000 |
20.28 |
44.64 |
12,880,000 |
35.21 |
80.0 |
| Steel
Casting |
17.22 |
38.04 |
30,400,000 |
10.40 |
34.70 |
13,040,000 |
27.60 |
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| 22.23 |
29.06 |
26,029,600 |
20.09 |
39.28 |
12,138,500 |
29.70 |
23.13 |
| Crucible Steel |
31.06 |
52.16 |
29,522,000 |
19.36 |
42.30 |
13,660,000 |
33.30 |
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| Crucible Steel
Casting |
20.09 |
22.51 |
28,796,000 |
19.64 |
29.56 |
13,048,300 |
18.90 |
26.75 |
| Cast Iron |
- |
11.43 |
15,560,000 |
- |
16.30 |
7,110,000 |
5.24 |
45.0 |
| Cast Iron, turned |
- |
11.62 |
14,013,500 |
- |
15.47 |
5,514,740 |
12.34 |
33.2 |
| Crucible steel
forging |
24.55 |
47.05 |
28,546,000 |
18.53 |
44.68 |
11,729,000 |
33.13 |
6.6 |
Note- Moduli of elasticity shown
above are in pounds per square inch
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