Ultimate Tensile Strength = Su, Ultimate Shear Strength = Ssu, Tensile Yield Strength = Syp, Shear yield point = Ssyp
Note: The relationships below are very approximate for use only as an rule of thumb estimate if no other source of information is available...
| Material | Tensile-Relation | Yield-Relation |
| Wrought Steel & alloy steel | Ssu = Approx 0,75 x Su | Ssyp = Approx 0,58 x Syp |
| Ductile Iron | Ssu = Approx 0,90 x Su | Ssyp = Approx 0,75 x Syp |
| Malleable iron -Pearlitic | Ssu = Approx 1,0 x Su | - |
| Wrought iron | Ssu = Approx 0,83 x Su | - |
| Cast Iron | Ssu = Approx 1,3 x Su | - |
| Copper/ & alloys (See Note below) | Ssu = Approx 0,65 x Su | - |
| Aluminium/ & alloys | Ssu = Approx 0,65 xSu | Ssyp = Approx 0,55 x Syp |
Note: The original data is based generally on the reference above and I have completed a very crude review to confirm the information. The copper information is however very suspect..
For copper the reference above gives a value of Ssu = Approx 0,9 x Su...On reviewing a number of copper alloys there is a wide spread from about 0,5 to 0,9 the 0.9 applied to one leaded brass cast alloy. I am tempted to remove copper from the table but as a very crude average I have simply changed the value to 0,65 please use with care or better still do not use...
