An Assessment of Bamboo as a Potential Low-Cost Material for Exoskeleton Design in Normal Walking : Table 2

Table 2: Mechanical properties of some potential natural materials [17,18].

Materials	Compressive Strength σ (MPa)	Young’s Modulus E (GPa)	Density (g/cm³)
Fir	30.7 – 33.8	5.9 – 6.7	0.31 – 0.34
Pine	34.0 – 41.6	6.5 – 8.8	0.35 – 0.42
Oak	47.7 – 74.9	7.9 – 12.4	0.53 – 0.61
Bamboo	140 - 230	11 - 17	0.6 – 1.1
Duralumin	345	72.4	2.77