Young's modulus

mechanical property that measures stiffness of a solid material
Thing physical_law Q2091584
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Young's modulus

Summary

Young's modulus is a physical law[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,530 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Young's modulus's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
  • Thomas Young is named after Young's modulus[4].
  • Young's modulus is a type of elastic modulus[5].
  • Young's modulus is a type of mechanical property[6].
  • Young's modulus's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[7].
  • Young's modulus's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[8].
  • Young's modulus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[9].
  • Young's modulus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[10].
  • Young's modulus's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5480[11].
  • Young's modulus's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5993[12].
  • Young's modulus's different from is recorded as elastic modulus[13].
  • Young's modulus's studied by is recorded as materials science[14].
  • Young's modulus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].
  • Young's modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as pascal[16].
  • Young's modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton per square metre[17].
  • Young's modulus's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram per metre square second[18].
  • Young's modulus's P14541 is recorded as 1S5KGW[19].
  • Young's modulus's P14852 is recorded as 0000341[20].

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Definition and Type

Young's modulus's instance of is recorded as physical law[3]. Recorded subclass of include elastic modulus[5] and mechanical property[6].

Origins

Thomas Young is named after Young's modulus[4].

Influence

Things named for Young's modulus include Modulus Graphite[21], a trademark[22], in United States[23], founded in 1978[24], headquartered in Richmond[25].

Why It Matters

Young's modulus ranks in the top 10% of physical_law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,530 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for it include Modulus Graphite[21], a trademark[22], in United States[23], founded in 1978[24], headquartered in Richmond[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14852 → 0000341
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14852]]: 0000341"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1S5KGW
    Instance of → physical law
    Named after → —
    Recommended unit of measurement → pascal, newton per square metre, kilogram per metre square second
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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