Approximate Cost Per Unit Volume for Wrought Metals and Plastics Relative to Carbon Steel

Serope Kalpakjian. Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 3rd Edition. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. 1995.

Gold 60000

Silver 600

Mo Alloys 200-250

Nickel 35

Ti Alloys 20-40

Cu Alloys 5-6

Zinc Alloys 1.5-3.5

Stainless Steels 2-9

Mg Alloys 2-4

Al Alloys 2-3

High Strength Steels 1.4

Gray Cast Iron 1.2

Carbon Steel 1

Nylons, silicon rubber 1.1-2

Plastics/Elastomers 0.2-1

Fiber Composites 40-80

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