Poisson's Ratio - Poisson's Ratio Values For Different Materials

Poisson's Ratio Values For Different Materials

Material Poisson's ratio
rubber ~ 0.50
gold 0.42
saturated clay 0.40–0.50
magnesium 0.35
titanium 0.34
copper 0.33
aluminium-alloy 0.33
clay 0.30–0.45
stainless steel 0.30–0.31
steel 0.27–0.30
cast iron 0.21–0.26
sand 0.20–0.45
concrete 0.20
glass 0.18–0.3
foam 0.10–0.40
cork ~ 0.00
Material Plane of symmetry
Nomex honeycomb core , =ribbon direction 0.49 0.69 0.01 2.75 3.88 0.01
glass fiber-epoxy resin 0.29 0.29 0.32 0.06 0.06 0.32

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