Typical tensile strengths[edit]

Typical tensile strengths of some materials

Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
"Liquidmetal" alloy
[citation needed]
1723 550-1600 6.1
Aluminium alloy 6061-T6 241 300 2.7
Aluminium alloy
[16]
2014-T6 414 483 2.8
Aramid (Kevlar or Twaron) 3620 3757 1.44
Bamboo 350-500 0.4
Basalt fiber
[20]
N/A 4840 2.7
Beryllium
[15]
99.9% Be 345 448 01.84
Bone (limb) 104-121 0130 1.6
Boron N/A 3100 2.46
Boron nitride nanotube N/A 33000 ?
Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
Brass 200 + 550
Carbon fiber N/A
1600 for
laminates,
4137 for fibers
alone
1.75
Carbon fiber (Toray T1000G)
[21]

6370 fibre
alone
1.80
Carbon nanotube (see note below) N/A 11000-63000 0.037-1.34
Carbon nanotube composites N/A 1200
[30]
N/A
Cast iron 4.5% C, ASTM A-48 130 200
Clear acrylic cast sheet (PMMA)
[13]
72 114
[14]
1.16
Colossal carbon tube N/A 7000 0.116
Concrete N/A 3 2.7
Copper 99.9% Cu 70 220 8.92
Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
Cupronickel 10% Ni, 1.6% Fe, 1% Mn, balance
Cu
130 350 8.94
Diamond 1600 2800 3.5
E-Glass N/A
1500 for
laminates,
3450 for fibers
alone
2.57
Epoxy adhesive - 12 - 30
[27]
-
First carbon nanotube ropes ? 3600 1.3
Glass 33
[19]
2.53
Graphene N/A 130000
[29]
1.0
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) 26-33 37 0.95
Human hair 380
Human skin 15 20 2.2
Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
Iron (pure mono-crystal)

3 7.874
Marble N/A 15
Nylon, type 6/6 45 75 1.15
Polybenzoxazole (Zylon)
[26]
2700 1.56
Polyester and chopped strand mat laminate
30% E-glass
[17]

100
Polyester resin (unreinforced)
[17]
55
Polypropylene 12-43 19.7-80 0.91
Rubber - 16
S-Glass N/A 4710 2.48
S-Glass epoxy composite
[18]
2358
Sapphire (Al
2
O
3
)
400 at 25C, 275 at
1900 3.9-4.1
Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
500C, 345 at 1000C
Silicon carbide (SiC) N/A 3440
Silicon, monocrystalline (m-Si) N/A 7000 2.33
Silkworm silk 500 1.3
Spider silk (see note below)

1000 1.3
Spider silk, Darwin's bark spider
[22]
1652

Steel, 1090 mild 247 841 7.58
Steel, 2800 Maraging steel
[7]
2617 2693 8.00
Steel, AerMet 340
[8]
2160 2430 7.86
Steel, AISI 4130, water quenched 855C
(1570F), 480C (900F) temper
[10]

951 1110 7.85
Steel, API 5L X65
[12]
448 531 7.8
Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
Steel, high strength alloy ASTM A514 690 760 7.8
Steel, Micro-Melt 10 Tough Treated Tool (AISI
A11)
[6]

5171 5205 7.45
Steel, Sandvik Sanicro 36Mo logging cable
precision wire
[9]

1758 2070 8.00
Steel, stainless AISI 302 - cold-rolled 520
[citation needed]
0860 8.19
Steel, structural ASTM A36 steel 250 400-550 7.8
Titanium 11 (Ti-6Al-2Sn-1.5Zr-1Mo-0.35Bi-
0.1Si), aged
[11]


Tungsten 941 1510 19.25
UHMWPE fibers
[24][25]
(Dyneema or Spectra)

2300-3500 0.97
UHMWPE
[23]
0.24 52 0.97
Ultra-pure silica glass fiber-optic strands
[28]


4100

Typical tensile strengths of some materials
Material
Yield strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
strength
(MPa)
Density
(g/cm)
Vectran 2850-3340
Wood, pine (parallel to grain) 40