About Unit Formats Used for Materials

Standard units used for Inventor materials.

Property\Unit Format

Metric Standard

English Standard

Metric (mks)

Metric (cgs)

Density

Young's Modulus

GPa ksi Pa

Poisson's Ratio

ul ul ul ul

Yield Strength

Mya psi Pa

Ultimate Tensile Strength

Mya psi Pa

Thermal Conductivity

Linear Expansion

Specific Heat

Property\Unit Format

Metric (mmNs)

Metric ( μ mNsd)

English (in, psi)

English (ft, psi)

Density

Young's Modulus

Mpa
psf psf

Poisson's Ratio

ul ul ul ul

Yield Strength

Mpa
psf psf

Ultimate Tensile Strength

Mpa
psf psf

Thermal Conductivity

Linear Expansion

Specific heat