Bone stress–strain behaviour

Layer 3 — Biologyin the biomechanics subtree

Cortical bone: E ≈ 17 GPa (longitudinal), σ_yield ≈ 120 MPa (tension) / 170 MPa (compression); anisotropic and strain-rate-dependent. Trabecular bone: E ≈ 10–500 MPa scaling roughly with ρ².

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