Strength Of Various Metals
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This section is from the book "Practical Mechanics For Boys", by James Slough Zerbe. Also available from Amazon: Practical Mechanics for Boys.
Strength Of Various Metals
The tests are made by using a cubic inch of the metal and compressing it, and by trying to draw apart a square inch of metal. Indicated in pounds
| Tension | Compression | |
| Aluminum | 15,000 | 12,000 |
| Brass, cast | 24,000 | 30,000 |
| Bronze, gun metal | 32,000 | 20,000 |
| “ manganese | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| “ phosphor | 50,000 | . . . . . . |
| Copper, cast | 24,000 | 40,000 |
| “ wire annealed | 36,000 | . . . . . . |
| “ unannealed | 60,000 | . . . . . . |
| Iron, cast | 15,000 | . . . . . . |
| “ “ annealed | 60,000 | 80,000 |
| “ “ unannealed | 80,000 | . . . . . . |
| “ wrought | 48,000 | 46,000 |
| Lead, cast | 2,000 | . . . . . . |
| Steel castings | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| “ plow | 270,000 | . . . . . . |
| “ structural | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| “ wire annealed | 80,000 | . . . . . . |
| “ crucible | 180,000 | . . . . . . |
| Tin | 3,800 | 6,000 |
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