Tables of Physical Data

 

Coefficients of Friction  -  Elastic Properties  -  Densities  -  Speed of Sound - Planetary Data - Constants

 

Coefficients of Friction

Material 1

Material 2

Conditions

μ

Glass

Glass

Clean

0.9 - 1.0

Wood

Wood

Clean & dry

0.25 - 0.5

Wood

Wood

Wet

0.2

Steel

Steel

Clean

0.58

Steel

Steel

Oiled

0.2

Rubber

Solids

Dry

1-4

Teflon

Steel

Clean

0.04

Waxed Hickory

Dry Snow

 

0.03 - 0.06

Brass

Ice

 

0.02 - 0.08

 

Material Density   (g/cm^3)

Liquids

Solids

Gasses

Water at 4 C

1.0000

Aluminum

2.7

Air

0.001293

Water at 20 C

0.998

Copper

8.3-9.0

Carbon dioxide

.001977

Gasoline

0.70

Gold

19.3

Carbon monoxide

0.00125

Mercury

13.6

Iron

7.8

Hydrogen

0.00009

Milk

1.03

Platinum

21.4

Helium

0.000178

 

 

Uranium

18.7

 

 

 

 

Ice at 0 C

0.92

 

 

 

Elastic Properties of Selected Engineering Materials

Material

Density
(kg/m3)

Young's Modulus
109 N/m2

Ultimate Strength Su
106 N/m2

Yield Strength Sy
106 N/m2

Steel

7860

200

400

250

Aluminum

2710

70

110

95

Glass

2190

65

50 (compress)

...

Concrete

2320

30

40 (compress)

...

Wood

525

13

50 (compress)

...

Bone

1900

9

170 (compress)

...

Polystyrene

1050

3

48

...

 

Speed of Sound in Various Bulk Media

Gases

 

Liquids at 25°C

 

Solids

 

Material

v (m/s)

Material

v (m/s)

Material

v (m/s)

Hydrogen (0°C)

1286

Glycerol

1904

Diamond

12000

Helium (0°C)

972

Sea water

1533

Pyrex glass

5640

Air (20°C)

343

Water

1493

Iron

5130

Air (0°C)

331

Mercury

1450

Aluminum

5100

 

 

Kerosene

1324

Brass

4700

 

 

Methyl alcohol

1143

Copper

3560

 

 

Carbon tetrachloride

926

Gold

3240

 

 

 

 

Lucite

2680

 

 

 

 

Lead

1322

 

 

 

 

Rubber

1600

 

Planetary Data

Object

Radius

Mass

Distance to Sun

Orbital Period

Gravity

Sun

6.96 E8 m

1.99 E30 kg

-

-

 

Mercury

2450  km

3.28 E23 kg

0.387 AU

0.241 Years

.38g

Venus

6050  km

4.90 E24 kg

0.723 AU

0.615 Years

.90g

Earth

6380  km

5.98 E24 kg

1 AU

1 Year

g

Moon (to Earth)

1740  km

7.35 E22 kg

3.84 E8 m (Earth)

29 days

.167g

Mars

3400 km

6.58 E23 kg

1.524 AU

1.881 Years

.38g

Jupiter

71500 km

1.90 E25 kg

5.203 AU

11.862 Years

2.6g

Saturn

60000 km

5.68 E26 kg

9.516 AU

29.458 Years

1.2g

Uranus

25500 km

8.97 E25 kg

19.166 AU

84.013 Years

1.1g

Neptune

25000 km

1.02 E26 kg

30.012 AU

164.793 Years

1.2g

Pluto

1200 km

1.79 E23 kg

39.557 AU

248.530 Years

.43g