Free Young's Modulus Calculator

Compute Young's modulus (elastic modulus) from measured stress and strain values.

MPa
mm/mm

Young's Modulus

200,000 MPa

Young's Modulus200.0 GPa

Young's Modulus vs Applied Stress

Young's Modulus (Elastic Modulus)

Young's modulus quantifies material stiffness in the linear elastic region.

Formula

E = sigma / epsilon

where sigma is the applied stress and epsilon is the resulting strain. E is measured from the initial linear portion of a tensile test stress-strain curve. Typical values: steel 200 GPa, aluminium 70 GPa, concrete 25-35 GPa, timber 8-14 GPa.

Example Calculation

A tensile test specimen shows 200 MPa stress at 0.001 strain.

  1. 01E = 200 / 0.001 = 200,000 MPa
  2. 02E = 200,000 / 1000 = 200 GPa
  3. 03This matches structural steel, confirming the specimen is steel.

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