Mechanical properties of wet and dry antler and wet femur tested as shown in Table 2
| E (GPa) | BS (MPa) | W (kJ m−2) | U (kJ m−2) | ||
| Antler | Wet | 7.30±0.30 | 115.7±3.7 | 31.0±1.3 | - |
| Dry | 17.50±0.45 | 352.2±8.8 | 23.4±1.0 | 47.5±4.0 | |
| Femur | Wet | 22.39±0.33 | 263.3±5.5 | 9.6±0.3 | 7.2±0.5 |
| E (GPa) | BS (MPa) | W (kJ m−2) | U (kJ m−2) | ||
| Antler | Wet | 7.30±0.30 | 115.7±3.7 | 31.0±1.3 | - |
| Dry | 17.50±0.45 | 352.2±8.8 | 23.4±1.0 | 47.5±4.0 | |
| Femur | Wet | 22.39±0.33 | 263.3±5.5 | 9.6±0.3 | 7.2±0.5 |
Mean (±s.e.m.) data for Young's modulus of elasticity E, bending strength BS, work under the load-deformation curve W, all obtained in three-point bending tests, and impact energy U, tested in a different set of specimens. Antler was not tested wet in impact because it usually did not break. Femur was not tested dry in impact because internal bones are always wet. GLMs or ANOVAs showed that differences within a column are highly significant for all sets (see text).