· Material properties depend
upon their bonding type. · The
diagram shows the range of values that can be expected for the elastic constant,
Young's
modulus, E,
measured in GPa (GN/m2). This quantity scales
the elastic response of a material subjected to an applied stress,
σ, through Hooke's law: σ = E ε where e is the strain
produced by the applied stress.
After: Ashby and Jones, "Engineering
Materials," Pergamon (1980)