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Engineering ToolBox > Poissons Ratio Metals
Poisson's ratio of some metals are indicated below:
| Metal | Poisson's ratio |
| Aluminum | 0.33 |
| Beryllium | 0.024 - 0.03 |
| Copper | 0.36 |
| Gold | 0.42 |
| Lead | 0.40 - 0.45 |
| Magnesium | 0.35 |
| Molybdenum | 0.32 |
| Nickel | 0.31 |
| Platinum | 0.39 |
| Plutonium | 0.15 - 0.21 |
| Silver | 0.37 |
| Tantalum | 0.35 |
| Thorium | 0.27 |
| Tin | 0.33 |
| Titanium | 0.3 |
| Tungsten | 0.28 |
| Uranium | 0.21 |
| Zinc | 0.25 |