Table 3.

Mechanical properties of calcium sulphate (CS) versus native bone.

Typical Mechanical Properties	Wet CS	Dry CS	Cancellous Bone	Cortical Bone
Compressive strength (MPa)	10–15	20–30	5–10	162.2
Tensile Strength (MPa)	2–4	4–6	10–15	151.8

Reproduced with permission from Elsevier (Ricci, J.L., Weiner, M.J. et al. Calcium Sulphate: Bioceramics and their Clinical Application. 2008.