# \#yield-strength

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## [Strengths of Materials and Variable Swords](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/strengths-of-materials-and-variable-swords/2987)

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**Author:** [@magus](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/magus)\
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**Last updated:** [2 April 2023 15:01 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/strengths-of-materials-and-variable-swords/2987 "2023-04-02T15:01:33Z")

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I stumbled across this neat reference chart for the strengths of various materials while investigating the plausibility of Niven’s variable sword, a weapon made of mono-molecular wire able to slice through almost any …