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== Typical values == {| class="wikitable" ! Material ! R<sub>s</sub> ([[pascal (unit)|MPa]]) |- |[[Steel]] |250-1,500 |- |[[Porcelain]]|| 20β1,000<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Johnston |first1=W. M. |last2=O'Brien |first2=W. J. |date=August 1980 |title=The shear strength of dental porcelain |journal=Journal of Dental Research |volume=59 |issue=8 |pages=1409β1411 |doi=10.1177/00220345800590080901 |pmid=6931115 |hdl=2027.42/66871 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> |- |Adult [[Bone]]|| 135-170 for males; 100-150 for females<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compressive Strength vs Age For The Femur Cortical Bone |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Compressive-strength-vs-age-for-the-femur-cortical-bone_fig4_262072343 |url-status=live |website=Research Gate}}</ref> |- |[[Concrete]] || 17-70<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.zephyrcms.com/2348096f-8890-41c7-b890-bcab8364e607/-/inline/yes/cip-35-testing-compressive-strength-of-concrete.pdf |title=CIP 35 - Testing Compressive Strength of Concrete |work=Concrete in Practice |publisher=National Ready Mixed Concrete Association}}</ref> |- |[[Ice]] (β5 to β20 Β°C) |5β25<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Petrovic |first=J. J. |date=2003-01-01 |title=Review Mechanical properties of ice and snow |journal=Journal of Materials Science |language=en |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=1β6 |doi=10.1023/A:1021134128038 }}</ref> |- |[[Ice]] (0 Β°C) || 3<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kermani |first1=Majid |last2=Farzaneh |first2=Masoud |last3=Gagnon |first3=Robert |title=Compressive strength of atmospheric ice |journal=Cold Regions Science and Technology |date=September 2007 |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=195β205 |doi=10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.05.003 |bibcode=2007CRST...49..195K }}</ref> |- |[[Styrofoam]] || ~1 |}
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