Elements Listed by Shear modulus
Name Sym SM (GPa)
Osmium Os 222
Iridium Ir 210
Rhenium Re 178
Ruthenium Ru 173
Tungsten W 161
Rhodium Rh 150
Beryllium Be 132
Chromium Cr 115
Uranium U 111
Iron Fe 82
Nickel Ni 76
Cobalt Co 75
Tantalum Ta 69
Platinum Pt 61
Copper Cu 48
Vanadium V 47
Palladium Pd 44
Titanium Ti 44
Plutonium Pu 43
Zinc Zn 43
Niobium Nb 38
Yttrium Y 35.6
Zirconium Zr 33
Thorium Th 31
Thulium Tm 30.5
Hafnium Hf 30
Silver Ag 30
Scandium Sc 29.1
Erbium Er 28.3
Lutetium Lu 27.2
Gold Au 27
Holmium Ho 26.3
Aluminium Al 26
Dysprosium Dy 24.7
Terbium Tb 22.1
Gadolinium Gd 21.8
Antimony Sb 20
Molybdenum Mo 20
Samarium Sm 19.5
Cadmium Cd 19
Tin Sn 18
Promethium Pm 18 (estimated)
Magnesium Mg 17
Neodymium Nd 16.3
Tellurium Te 16
Praseodymium Pr 14.8
Lanthanum La 14.3
Cerium Ce 13.5
Bismuth Bi 12
Ytterbium Yb 9.9
Europium Eu 7.9
Calcium Ca 7.4
Strontium Sr 6.1
Lead Pb 5.6
Barium Ba 4.9
Lithium Li 4.2
Selenium Se 3.7
Sodium Na 3.3
Thallium Tl 2.8
Potassium K 1.3