Calculate Material Elastic Properties
Determine Poisson's ratio and related elastic moduli for materials using strain measurements or known material properties.
Common material properties and calculations
Common structural steel with typical elastic properties
Longitudinal Strain: 0.001
Transverse Strain: -0.0003
Young's Modulus: 200000 MPa
Shear Modulus: 80000 MPa
Bulk Modulus: 160000 MPa
Aircraft-grade aluminum with high strength-to-weight ratio
Longitudinal Strain: 0.002
Transverse Strain: -0.0006
Young's Modulus: 68900 MPa
Shear Modulus: 26000 MPa
Bulk Modulus: 76000 MPa
Highly elastic material with large Poisson's ratio
Longitudinal Strain: 0.1
Transverse Strain: -0.049
Young's Modulus: 0.01 MPa
Shear Modulus: 0.003 MPa
Bulk Modulus: 1.5 MPa
Construction material with typical compressive properties
Longitudinal Strain: 0.0005
Transverse Strain: -0.00015
Young's Modulus: 30000 MPa
Shear Modulus: 12500 MPa
Bulk Modulus: 20000 MPa