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baggier t1_jaac8mv wrote

Reply to comment by breckenridgeback in ELI5: Modulus of Elasticity - incredibly high values for wood? by u193

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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u193 OP t1_jaafj6r wrote

So does that mean that it would take 1.8 million PSI to stretch the wood to double its length; however, it would yield long before that?

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ZackyZack t1_jaajcma wrote

Pretty much, yes

Off the top of my head, I dunno how much sooner, but the "double its length" is spot on

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