Is a bone stronger than steel?

Answer 1

Let's test that. *takes a power saw to your leg. power saw cuts through your leg* Good enough answer?

ANS2:No. There is a blog thread that night interest you at the attached link. There you will find this quote:

For bone:

Tensile strength: 62 - 105 MPa

Compressive strength: 133 - 210 MPa

Shear resistance: ~50 MPa directed parallel to the grain

For a cold-drawn 1040 steel, for comparison:

Tensile strength: 669 MPa

Compressive strength: 669 MPa (assumed to be the same as tensile strength for ductile isotropic homogeneous materials)

Shear strength: ~386 MPa (assumed to be a factor of 1/sqrt(3) times the tensile strength for ductile isotropic homogeneous materials)

Answer 2

steel

Answer 3

Yes it is