Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP)

Properties of Commonly Used Resins¹

Application	Price of Previous Construction	Price of Composite Construction

65 m³ reservoir for chemicals	Stainless Steel + installation: 1.	0.53
Smoke stack for chemical plant	Steel: 1.	0.51
Nitric acid vapor washer	Stainless Steel: 1.	0.33
Helicopter stabilizer	Light alloys + steel (16kg): 1.	Carbon/epoxy(9kg): 0.45
Helicopter winch support	Welded steel (16 kg): 1.	Carbon/epoxy (11kg): 1.2
Helicopter motor hub	(Mass: 1): 1.	Carbon/Kevlar/epoxy (mass: 0.8): 0.4
X-Y table for fabrication of integrated circuits	Cast Aluminum: Rate of fabrication: 30 plates/hr	Carbon/epoxy honeycomb sandwich: 55 plates/hr
Head of welding robot	Aluminum:Mass=6kg	Carbon/epoxy: Mass = 3 kg
Aircraft floor	(Mass = 1): 1.	Carbon/Kevlar/epoxy (mass: 0.8): 1.7

¹from "Composite Materials: Design and Applications," by Daniel Gay, Suong V. Hoa, and Stephen W. Tsai

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