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10,000
Advanced
ceramics
1,000
Composites
Strength (MPa) 100 Alloys
Wood
10
Polymers
1
Polymer foams
Elastomers
0.5 1 5 10
Density (g/mL)
FIGURE N.1 Materials selection chart for a material’s strength as a function of density.
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