Re: Poisson numbers

[Martin Sanderse <sanderse@interlog.com>]

jon@zk3.dec.com wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the numbers Martin!
> 
> Anyone know a good structural book that I can get Modulus of Elasticity
> numbers from?

Tension in Millions of psi E
Structural Steel (A36 I guess)	29
Stainless Steel			28-29
Most Alloy Steels		30
Most Aluminum			10.3-11.6
Brasses				14-17
Copper				17
Iconel				31
Lead				.8-2
Magnesium			6.5
Monel				26
Nickel				30
Phosphor ?Bronze		16-17
Titanium			15-16.5

All From "Machinery's Handbook", Industrial Press Inc.  Twentieth Edition Second 
Printing 1976 Erik Oberg, Franklin D. Jones, Holbrook L. Horton  LC # 75-1962

Umm - I've seem subs made from plywood doughnuts, glass, steel, fibreglass, acrylic, 
titanium, mild steel, A36, leather, Graphite, and that's about it.  Maybe I'm lazy, but 
steel is the easiest and most understood.

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