How much would 50 kg of the hypothetical alloy 5074-O cost in raw material prices using the estimates given in Table 14-1?

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Table 14-1 Specific strength and cost of nonferrous alloys, steels, and polymer composites Density Metal Aluminum Beryllium Copper Lead Magnesium Nickel Titanium Tungsten Zinc Steels Aramid/epoxy (Kevlar, vol. fraction of fibers 0.6, longitudinal tension) (g/cm³) (lb/in.³) 2.70 (0.098) 1.85 (0.067) 8.93 (0.322) 11.36 (0.410) 1.74 (0.063) 8.90 (0.321) 4.51 (0.163) 19.25 (0.695) 7.13 (0.257) (0.284) (0.05) -7.87 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.1 (0.05) (0.075) Tensile Strength (psi) Aramid/epoxy (Kevlar, vol. fraction of fibers 0.6, transverse tension) Glass/epoxy (Vol. fraction of E-glass fibers 0.6, longitudinal tension) Glass/epoxy (Vol. fraction of E-glass fibers 0.6, transverse tension) Data for composites based on Harper, C.A., Handbook of Materials Product Design, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001. (0.075) 83,000 55,000 150,000 10,000 55,000 180,000 160,000 150,000 75,000 200,000 200,000 4300 150,000 Specific Cost Strength (in.) 7000 8.6 x 105 8.2 x 105 4.7 x 105 0.2 x 105 8.7 x 105 5.6 x 105 9.8 x 105 2.2 x 105 2.9 X 105 7.0 X 105 4.0 X 105 8.6 x 10³ 2.0 x 106 9.3 x 104 per lb ($)b 0.80 425.00 3.20 1.00 2.75 8.00 8.00 24.00 0.95 0.30 T | |