Fw: ATM Mechanical numbers for BVC for use in Plop

["asm products" <asmprod@videotron.ca>]

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> From: asm products <asmprod@videotron.ca>
> To: Mark D. Holm <mdholm@telerama.com>
> Subject: Re: ATM Mechanical numbers for BVC for use in Plop
> Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 4:07 PM
> 
> Dear All
> 
> The Young Modulus : 7.2 X 10 X 10 Pascal
> 
> The Poisson's ratio : 0.23
> 
> Glass density : 2.44
> 
> 
> Clear skies
> 
> Andre Taillon
> ASM Products
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> > From: Mark D. Holm <mdholm@telerama.com>
> > To: ATM Mailing List <atm@shore.net>
> > Subject: ATM Mechanical numbers for BVC for use in Plop
> > Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 11:52 AM
> > 
> > 
> > Does anybody know the following values for BVC as manufactured by ASM
> Products?
> > 
> > Youngs modulus           (preferred units KgF/mm^2)
> > 
> > Poisson's ratio
> > 
> > Density                  (preferred units Kg/mm^3)
> > 
> > 
> > While I am at it, I should check a definition.  Does everybody agree
that
> a KgF, a
> > kilogram force, is equal to the gravitaional force acting on one
kilogram
> mass in standard
> > Earth's gravity?  In other words, about 9.8 Newtons?
> > 
> > (I am an SI man myself.  Although I live in the US, and use "English"
> units for a lot of
> > everyday stuff, I became convinced long ago in college that SI is the
way
> to go for
> > technical work.  The great convenience is that so many of the units are
> defined so that
> > conversions are equal to 1.  1 Newton = 1 KgM/sec^2, 1 Watt = 1
> Newton-M/sec = 1 Volt-Amp,
> > etc.)
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Mark Holm
> > mdholm@telerama.com