| Elements Listed by Shear modulus | ||
| Name | Sym | SM (GPa) |
| Osmium | Os | 222 |
| Iridium | Ir | 210 |
| Rhenium | Re | 178 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | 173 |
| Tungsten | W | 161 |
| Rhodium | Rh | 150 |
| Beryllium | Be | 132 |
| Chromium | Cr | 115 |
| Uranium | U | 111 |
| Iron | Fe | 82 |
| Nickel | Ni | 76 |
| Cobalt | Co | 75 |
| Tantalum | Ta | 69 |
| Platinum | Pt | 61 |
| Copper | Cu | 48 |
| Vanadium | V | 47 |
| Palladium | Pd | 44 |
| Titanium | Ti | 44 |
| Plutonium | Pu | 43 |
| Zinc | Zn | 43 |
| Niobium | Nb | 38 |
| Yttrium | Y | 35.6 |
| Zirconium | Zr | 33 |
| Thorium | Th | 31 |
| Thulium | Tm | 30.5 |
| Hafnium | Hf | 30 |
| Silver | Ag | 30 |
| Scandium | Sc | 29.1 |
| Erbium | Er | 28.3 |
| Lutetium | Lu | 27.2 |
| Gold | Au | 27 |
| Holmium | Ho | 26.3 |
| Aluminium | Al | 26 |
| Dysprosium | Dy | 24.7 |
| Terbium | Tb | 22.1 |
| Gadolinium | Gd | 21.8 |
| Antimony | Sb | 20 |
| Molybdenum | Mo | 20 |
| Samarium | Sm | 19.5 |
| Cadmium | Cd | 19 |
| Tin | Sn | 18 |
| Promethium | Pm | 18 (estimated) |
| Magnesium | Mg | 17 |
| Neodymium | Nd | 16.3 |
| Tellurium | Te | 16 |
| Praseodymium | Pr | 14.8 |
| Lanthanum | La | 14.3 |
| Cerium | Ce | 13.5 |
| Bismuth | Bi | 12 |
| Ytterbium | Yb | 9.9 |
| Europium | Eu | 7.9 |
| Calcium | Ca | 7.4 |
| Strontium | Sr | 6.1 |
| Lead | Pb | 5.6 |
| Barium | Ba | 4.9 |
| Lithium | Li | 4.2 |
| Selenium | Se | 3.7 |
| Sodium | Na | 3.3 |
| Thallium | Tl | 2.8 |
| Potassium | K | 1.3 |