A survey of ex pe rime ntal data fro m the lite rature in cases whe re the d e formation of a specime n is va ri ed co ntinuous ly from uniaxial compress ion to te ns il e d eformation s hows th a t Young's Modulus M, d efin ed as the limit of s tress to s train in the u ndeformed sta te, is ind ependent of the direc ti on of approach to the limit. The norma li zed stress-stra in re la ti o n o f Ma lt in , Roth , a nd Sti e hl e r (MRS, 1956) ) wh e re F is the s tress on the und e form e d section, L is the ex te ns ion rat io, a nd M and A a re consta nt s. Values of M a nd A a re obl