Material Properties
| Material | Carbon Steel | Stainless Steel | Aluminimum Alloy | Copper | Brass | Concrete |
| Density (kg/m3) | 7850 | 8000 | 2720 | 8960 | 8450 | 2400 |
| Youngs Modulus (GN/m2) | 207 | 213 | 68.9 | 104 | 105 | 13.8 |
| Shear Modulus (GN/m2) | 79.6 | 82 | 26.5 | 46 | 38.0 | |
| K (GN/m2) | 172 | 178 | 57.5 | 130 | 115 | |
| Poissons Ratio v | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.1 |
| Linear Expansion Coefficient (um/(mK)) | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11.2 | 19 | |
| Yeild Stress (MN/m2) | 230 to 460 | 200 to 585 | 30 to 280 | 47 to 320 | 62 to 430 | |
| Ultimate Stress (MN/m2) | 400 to 770 | 500 to 800 | 90 to 300 | 200 to 350 | 330 to 530 | 27 to 55 |