Shear Modulus of the Elements

Unit

Shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or sometimes S or μ, is a measure of the elastic shear stiffness of a material and is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain.

Data available for 60 of 118 elements. Highest: Osmium (222 GPa). Lowest: Potassium (1.3 GPa).

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118 elements

Shear Modulus of the Elements
		Symbol
76	Osmium	Os	222
77	Iridium	Ir	210
75	Rhenium	Re	178
44	Ruthenium	Ru	173
74	Tungsten	W	161
45	Rhodium	Rh	150
4	Beryllium	Be	132
42	Molybdenum	Mo	120
24	Chromium	Cr	115
92	Uranium	U	111
26	Iron	Fe	82
28	Nickel	Ni	76
27	Cobalt	Co	75
73	Tantalum	Ta	69
78	Platinum	Pt	61
29	Copper	Cu	48
23	Vanadium	V	47
22	Titanium	Ti	44
46	Palladium	Pd	44
30	Zinc	Zn	43
94	Plutonium	Pu	43
41	Niobium	Nb	38
40	Zirconium	Zr	33
69	Thulium	Tm	31
90	Thorium	Th	31
47	Silver	Ag	30
72	Hafnium	Hf	30
21	Scandium	Sc	29
68	Erbium	Er	28
71	Lutetium	Lu	27
79	Gold	Au	27
13	Aluminum	Al	26
39	Yttrium	Y	26
67	Holmium	Ho	26
66	Dysprosium	Dy	25
64	Gadolinium	Gd	22
65	Terbium	Tb	22
51	Antimony	Sb	20
62	Samarium	Sm	20
48	Cadmium	Cd	19
50	Tin	Sn	18
61	Promethium	Pm	18
12	Magnesium	Mg	17
52	Tellurium	Te	16
60	Neodymium	Nd	16
59	Praseodymium	Pr	15
57	Lanthanum	La	14
58	Cerium	Ce	14
83	Bismuth	Bi	12
70	Ytterbium	Yb	9.9
63	Europium	Eu	7.9
20	Calcium	Ca	7.4
38	Strontium	Sr	6.1
82	Lead	Pb	5.6
56	Barium	Ba	4.9
3	Lithium	Li	4.2
34	Selenium	Se	3.7
11	Sodium	Na	3.3
81	Thallium	Tl	2.8
19	Potassium	K	1.3
1	Hydrogen	H	—
2	Helium	He	—
5	Boron	B	—
6	Carbon	C	—
7	Nitrogen	N	—
8	Oxygen	O	—
9	Fluorine	F	—
10	Neon	Ne	—
14	Silicon	Si	—
15	Phosphorus	P	—
16	Sulfur	S	—
17	Chlorine	Cl	—
18	Argon	Ar	—
25	Manganese	Mn	—
31	Gallium	Ga	—
32	Germanium	Ge	—
33	Arsenic	As	—
35	Bromine	Br	—
36	Krypton	Kr	—
37	Rubidium	Rb	—
43	Technetium	Tc	—
49	Indium	In	—
53	Iodine	I	—
54	Xenon	Xe	—
55	Cesium	Cs	—
80	Mercury	Hg	—
84	Polonium	Po	—
85	Astatine	At	—
86	Radon	Rn	—
87	Francium	Fr	—
88	Radium	Ra	—
89	Actinium	Ac	—
91	Protactinium	Pa	—
93	Neptunium	Np	—
95	Americium	Am	—
96	Curium	Cm	—
97	Berkelium	Bk	—
98	Californium	Cf	—
99	Einsteinium	Es	—
100	Fermium	Fm	—
101	Mendelevium	Md	—
102	Nobelium	No	—
103	Lawrencium	Lr	—
104	Rutherfordium	Rf	—
105	Dubnium	Db	—
106	Seaborgium	Sg	—
107	Bohrium	Bh	—
108	Hassium	Hs	—
109	Meitnerium	Mt	—
110	Darmstadtium	Ds	—
111	Roentgenium	Rg	—
112	Copernicium	Cn	—
113	Nihonium	Nh	—
114	Flerovium	Fl	—
115	Moscovium	Mc	—
116	Livermorium	Lv	—
117	Tennessine	Ts	—
118	Oganesson	Og	—

Shear Modulus of the Elements

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