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Dimensions		Properties			rectangle	circle
B	mm	Volume	V	mm^3
D	mm	Weight	W	Kgm
H	mm	Cross Section Area	A	mm^2
K	mm	Moment of Inertia	Ixx	mm^4
D	mm	Radius of Gyration	Ro	mm
d	mm	Material Cost	C	$
L	mm

REF: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/materials-science-and-engineering/3-11-mechanics-of-materials-fall-1999/modules/props.pdf

Index	Material	Type	Cost ($/kg)	Density (gr/cm^3)	Young's Modulus (GPa)	Shear Modulus (GPa)	Poisson's Ratio	Yield Stress ( Mpa)	Ultimate Stress (MPa)	Braking Strain (%)	Thermal Expansion ( um/mm/C)
58	Alumina (Al2O3)	ceramic	1.9	3.9	390	130	0.26	4800	35	0	8.1
59	Aluminum alloy (7076-T6)	metal	1.8	2.7	70	28	0.34	500	570	12	33
60	Beryllium alloy	metal	320	2.9	250	110	0.12	360	500	6	14
61	Bone (compact)	natural	1.9	2	14	3.5	0.43	100	100	9	20
62	Brass (70Cu30Zn,Annealed)	metal	2.2	8.4	130	39	0.33	75	330	70	20
63	Cermets (Co/WC)	composite	79	12	470	200	0.3	650	1200	2.5	5.8
64	CFRP (laminate graphite)	composite	110	1.5	1.5	53	0.28	200	550	2	12
65	Concrete	ceramic	0.05	2.5	48	20	0.2	25	3	0	11
66	Coppe alloysr	metal	2.3	8.3	140	50	0.35	510	720	0.3	18
67	Cork	natural	10	0.18	0.032	0.005	0.25	1.4	1.5	80	180
68	Epoxy thermoset	polymer	5.5	1.2	3.5	1.4	0.25	45	45	4	60
69	GFRP (laminate glass)	composite	3.9	1.8	26	10	0.28	130	530	2	19
70	Glass (soda)	ceramic	1.4	2.5	65	26	0.23	3500	35	0	8.8
71	Granite	ceramic	3.2	2.6	66	26	0.25	2500	60	0.1	6.5
72	Ice (H2))	ceramic	0.23	0.92	9.1	3.6	0.28	85	6.5	0	55
73	Lead alloy	metal	1.2	11	16	5.5	0.45	33	42	60	29
74	Nickel alloy	metal	6.1	8.5	180	70	0.31	900	1200	30	13
75	Polyamide (nylon)	polymer	4.3	1.1	3	0.76	0.42	40	55	5	100
76	Polybutadiene elastomer	polymer	1.2	0.91	0.0016	0.0005	0.5	2.1	2.1	500	140
77	Polycarbonate	polymer	4.9	1.2	2.7	0.97	0.42	70	77	60	70
78	Polyester (thermoset)	polymer	3	1.3	3.5	1.4	0.25	50	0.7	2	150
79	Polyethylene (HDPE)	polymer	1	0.95	0.7	0.31	0.42	25	33	90	230
80	Polypropylene	polymer	1.1	0.89	0.9	0.42	0.42	35	45	90	85
81	Polyurethane elastomer	polymer	4	1.2	0.025	0.0086	0.5	30	30	500	130
82	Polyvinyl chlorid (rigid PVC)	polymer	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.6	0.42	53	60	50	75
83	Silicon	ceramic	2.4	2.3	110	44	0.24	3200	35	0	6
84	Silicon Carabide (SiC)	ceramic	36	2.8	450	190	0.15	9800	35	0	4.2
85	Spruce (parallel to grain)	natural	1	0.6	9	0.8	0.3	48	50	10	4
86	Steel, high strength 4340	metal	0.25	7.8	210	76	0.29	1200	1600	2.5	14
87	Steel, mild 1020	metal	0.5	7.8	210	76	0.29	200	380	25	14
88	Steel, stainless austinitic 304	metal	2.7	7.8	210	76	0.28	240	590	60	17
89	Titanium alloy AlV4	metal	16	4.5	100	39	0.36	910	950	15	9.4
90	Tungsten (WC)	ceramic	50	16	550	270	0.21	6800	35	0	5.8

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