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In the automotive industry there is a generalised use of the model of isotropic materials, even for materials with certain anisotropic (material reinforced plastic with short fibre) behaviour.
This is the simplest model of material properties and it is determined by two single constants, although generally three constants are used (E, ν, G).

Between these variables exists the relationship shown in the slide: