Specific Modulus
type: QuantityKind
description: Specific modulus is a materials property consisting of the elastic modulus per mass density of a material. It is also known as the stiffness to weight ratio or specific stiffness. High specific modulus materials find wide application in aerospace applications where minimum structural weight is required. The dimensional analysis yields units of distance squared per time squared.
applicable unit: GigaPA-CentiM3-PER-GM
applicable unit: KiloM2-PER-SEC2
applicable unit: M2-PER-SEC2
dbpedia match: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Specific_modulus
has dimension vector: A0E0L2I0M0H0T-2D0
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_modulus
latex definition: $specific modulus = E/\rho$, where $E$ is elastic modulus and $\rho$ is density.
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:SpecificModulus
alternative label: Specific Stiffness
alternative label: Stiffness to Weight Ratio