Enamel is the hardest biological tissue and.

while highly mineralised,

withstands both shearing and impact forces well. Its abrasion resistance is
high, allowing it to wear down only slowly, an important property as enamel
can undergo neither repair nor replacement Although enamel has a low tensile
strength and is brittle, it has a high modulus of elasticity and this, together
with the flexible support of the underlying dentine, minimises the possibility
of fracture. Enamel has a high specific gravity (~3). Enamel is a complex,
bioccramic composite in which the hydroxyapatite crystal vastly
predominates.