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Transparent Inflatable Column Film Dome for Nuclear Stations, Stadiums, and Cities
Table 3
Average cost of material (2005–2007).
| Material | Tensile stress, MPa | Density, g/cm3 | Cost USD $/kg |
| Fibers | | | |
| Glass | 3500 | 2.45 | 0.7 | Kevlar 49, 29 | 2800 | 1.47 | 4.5 | PBO Zylon AS | 5800 | 1.54 | 15 | PBO Zylon HM | 5800 | 1.56 | 15 | Boron | 3500 | 2.45 | 54 | SIC | 3395 | 3.2 | 75 | Saffil (5% iO2 + Al2O3) | 1500 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Matrices | | | |
| Polyester | 35 | 1.38 | 2 | Polyvinyl | 65 | 1.5 | 3 | Aluminum | 74–550 | 2.71 | 2 | Titanum | 238–1500 | 4.51 | 18 | Borosilicate glass | 90 | 2.23 | 0.5 | Plastic | 40–200 | 1.5–3 | 2–6 |
| Materials | | | |
| Steel | 500–2500 | 7.9 | 0.7–1 | Concrete | — | 2.5 | 0.05 | Cement (2000) | — | 2.5 | 0.06-0.07 | Melted basalt | 35 | 2.93 | 0.005 |
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