Submitted by u193 t3_11dqiai in explainlikeimfive
breckenridgeback t1_jaaayq0 wrote
Reply to comment by Red_AtNight in ELI5: Modulus of Elasticity - incredibly high values for wood? by u193
OP might be confusing a high elastic modulus with a high [yield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_(engineering)) point. In this case, since wood is a relatively stiff material, it will yield long before it deforms by very much (here's a table with yield strengths for wood boards).
To rephrase for OP: the elastic modulus tells you how much wood deforms, but it doesn't tell you anything about when it will bend out of shape permanently or break. A wood board can't support 450 cars, but not because it gets squashed, because the load exceeds the yield strength of wood.
baggier t1_jaac8mv wrote
This. The modulus of elasticity is the force need to stretch something (hypothetically) 100% . Most things cant stretch 100% so you stretch it by say 1% and multiply the result by 100
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