Average shear stress may be calculated from the force required to punch a cylinder out of a disk or plate of material. Tests on aluminum and methacrylate sheets enabled the comparison of dental restoratives with human dentin. Human dentin was found to have a greater shear strength than dental restoratives other than gold alloys.
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Richard H. Roydhouse (1970) studied this question.