shear modulus

shear modulus
a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force. Also called modulus of rigidity, modulus of torsion, torsion modulus.

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      numerical constant that describes the elastic (elasticity) properties of a solid under the application of transverse internal forces such as arise, for example, in torsion, as in twisting a metal pipe about its lengthwise axis. Within such a material any small cubic volume is slightly distorted in such a way that two of its faces slide parallel to each other a small distance and two other faces change from squares to diamond shapes. The shear modulus is a measure of the ability of a material to resist transverse deformations and is a valid index of elastic behaviour only for small deformations, after which the material is able to return to its original configuration. Large shearing forces lead to flow and permanent deformation or fracture. The shear modulus is also known as the rigidity.

      Mathematically the shear modulus is equal to the quotient of the shear stress divided by the shear strain. The shear stress, in turn, is equal to the shearing force F divided by the area A parallel to and in which it is applied, or F/A. The shear strain or relative deformation is a measure of the change in geometry and in this case is expressed by the trigonometric function, tangent (tan) of the angle θ (theta), which denotes the amount of change in the 90°, or right, angles of the minute representative cubic volume of the unstrained material. Mathematically, shear strain is expressed as tan θ or its equivalent, by definition, x/y. The shear modulus itself may be expressed mathematically as

      shear modulus = (shear stress)/(shear strain) = (F/A)/(x/y).

      This equation is a specific form of Hooke's law of elasticity. Because the denominator is a ratio and thus dimensionless, the dimensions of the shear modulus are those of force per unit area. In the English system the shear modulus may be expressed in units of pounds per square inch (usually abbreviated to psi); the common SI units are newtons per square metre (N/m2). The value of the shear modulus for aluminum is about 3.5 × 106 psi, or 2.4 × 1010 N/m2. By comparison, steel under shear stress is more than three times as rigid as aluminum.

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