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This article is related to DLC content of Spaced Out.
Radiation Absorption is a Resource Property that dictates how much Radiation is absorbed per cell the radiation penetrates through. How much radiation is blocked is determined by the Radiation Absorption Factor of the element along with either the mass of the cell or if it was constructed.
Generally, constructed tiles (e.g Insulated Tile, Metal Tile, etc.) will block radiation by 80% of the construction element's absorption factor. The few known exceptions are:
- Solar Panels and Pneumatic Doors: Do not block any radiation.
- Manual Airlock and Mechanized Airlock: Work as same as the natural tiles described below.
For natural tiles, liquids and gases, the radiation absorbed is proportional to the mass of the cell (35% of the absorption factor per ton) added to a minimal radiation absorption (30% of the absorption factor), giving even very small quantities a radiation absorption property.
Because of the way the game scales radiation absorption with mass, a cell with 2000 kg will always give the same radiation absorption value as its element's absorption factor.
List of Radiation Absorption Rates
Common Materials
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Constructed Tiles Absorption |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corium |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Enriched Uranium |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Gold Amalgam |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Uranium Ore |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Gold |
0.35 | 28% | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
 Tungsten |
0.35 | 28% | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
 Niobium |
0.49 | 39.2% | 14.7% | 17.15% | 4973.76 kg |
 Copper Ore |
0.56 | 44.8% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 4244.9 kg |
 Cobalt Ore |
0.58 | 46.4% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 4068.97 kg |
 Thermium |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Copper |
0.61 | 48.8% | 18.3% | 21.35% | 3826.7 kg |
 Iron Ore |
0.61 | 48.8% | 18.3% | 21.35% | 3826.7 kg |
 Cobalt |
0.63 | 50.4% | 18.9% | 22.05% | 3678 kg |
 Wolframite |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Iron |
0.66 | 52.8% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 3471.86 kg |
 Pyrite |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Aluminum Ore |
0.72 | 57.6% | 21.6% | 25.2% | 3111.11 kg |
 Steel |
0.74 | 59.2% | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3003.86 kg |
 Aluminum |
0.77 | 61.6% | 23.1% | 26.95% | 2853.43 kg |
 Depleted Uranium |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
 Lead |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Constructed Tiles Absorption |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Insulation |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Ceramic |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Glass |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Mafic Rock |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Fossil |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Granite |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Sandstone |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Sedimentary Rock |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Igneous Rock |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Obsidian |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Diamond |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Plastic |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super Coolant |
0.60 | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Ethanol |
0.70 | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Brine |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Crude Oil |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Magma |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Petroleum |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Polluted Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Salt Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuclear Fallout |
0.03 | 0.9% | 1.05% | 94380.95 kg |
 Chlorine |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Natural Gas |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Carbon Dioxide |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Oxygen |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Polluted Oxygen |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Steam |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Hydrogen |
0.09 | 2.7% | 3.15% | 30888.89 kg |
All Materials
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Constructed Tiles Absorption |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Genetic Ooze |
0.25 | 20% | 7.5% | 8.75% | 10571.43 kg |
| Radium |
0.25 | 20% | 7.5% | 8.75% | 10571.43 kg |
 Solid Mercury |
0.25 | 20% | 7.5% | 8.75% | 10571.43 kg |
| Corium |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
| Enriched Uranium |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
| Gold Amalgam |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
| Solid Nuclear Waste |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
| Uranium Ore |
0.30 | 24% | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Electrum |
0.35 | 28% | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
| Gold |
0.35 | 28% | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
| Tungsten |
0.35 | 28% | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
| Niobium |
0.49 | 39.2% | 14.7% | 17.15% | 4973.76 kg |
| Copper Ore |
0.56 | 44.8% | 16.8% | 19.6% | 4244.9 kg |
| Cobalt Ore |
0.58 | 46.4% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 4068.97 kg |
 Fullerene |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
| Insulation |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Regolith |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Solid Naphtha |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Solid Super Coolant |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Solid Visco-Gel |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
| Thermium |
0.60 | 48% | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
| Copper |
0.61 | 48.8% | 18.3% | 21.35% | 3826.7 kg |
| Iron Ore |
0.61 | 48.8% | 18.3% | 21.35% | 3826.7 kg |
| Cobalt |
0.63 | 50.4% | 18.9% | 22.05% | 3678 kg |
 Algae |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
| Ceramic |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Clay |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
| Glass |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
| Mafic Rock |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Slime |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
| Wolframite |
0.65 | 52% | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
| Iron |
0.66 | 52.8% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 3471.86 kg |
 Crushed Ice |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Crushed Rock |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Fertilizer |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Fossil |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Granite |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Mud |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Polluted Mud |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Pyrite |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Rust |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Sandstone |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Sand |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Sedimentary Rock |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Snow |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Solid Ethanol |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Sucrose |
0.70 | 56% | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Aluminum Ore |
0.72 | 57.6% | 21.6% | 25.2% | 3111.11 kg |
 Bleach Stone |
0.73 | 58.4% | 21.9% | 25.55% | 3056.75 kg |
 Solid Chlorine |
0.73 | 58.4% | 21.9% | 25.55% | 3056.75 kg |
| Steel |
0.74 | 59.2% | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3003.86 kg |
 Sulfur |
0.74 | 59.2% | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3003.86 kg |
 Dirt |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
| Igneous Rock |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Isoresin |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Lime |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
| Obsidian |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Phosphorite |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Phosphorus |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Polluted Ice |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Resin |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Salt |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Solid Methane |
0.75 | 60% | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
| Aluminum |
0.77 | 61.6% | 23.1% | 26.95% | 2853.43 kg |
 Brine Ice |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Diamond |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Ice |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Solid Carbon Dioxide |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Solid Crude Oil |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Solid Petroleum |
0.80 | 64% | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Oxylite |
0.82 | 65.6% | 24.6% | 28.7% | 2627.18 kg |
 Solid Oxygen |
0.82 | 65.6% | 24.6% | 28.7% | 2627.18 kg |
 Coal |
0.84 | 67.2% | 25.2% | 29.4% | 2544.22 kg |
 Refined Carbon |
0.84 | 67.2% | 25.2% | 29.4% | 2544.22 kg |
 Bitumen |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
| Depleted Uranium |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
 Graphite |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
| Lead |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
| Plastic |
0.85 | 68% | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
 Abyssalite |
0.90 | 72% | 27% | 31.5% | 2317.46 kg |
 Neutronium |
0.90 | 72% | 27% | 31.5% | 2317.46 kg |
 Solid Hydrogen |
0.90 | 72% | 27% | 31.5% | 2317.46 kg |
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Liquid Uranium |
0.30 | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Nuclear Waste |
0.30 | 9% | 10.5% | 8666.67 kg |
 Molten Gold |
0.35 | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
 Molten Tungsten |
0.35 | 10.5% | 12.25% | 7306.12 kg |
 Molten Niobium |
0.49 | 14.7% | 17.15% | 4973.76 kg |
 Naphtha |
0.60 | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
| Super Coolant |
0.60 | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Visco-Gel |
0.60 | 18% | 21% | 3904.76 kg |
 Molten Copper |
0.61 | 18.3% | 21.35% | 3826.7 kg |
 Molten Cobalt |
0.63 | 18.9% | 22.05% | 3678 kg |
 Molten Glass |
0.65 | 19.5% | 22.75% | 3538.46 kg |
 Molten Iron |
0.66 | 19.8% | 23.1% | 3471.86 kg |
| Ethanol |
0.70 | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
 Liquid Sucrose |
0.70 | 21% | 24.5% | 3224.49 kg |
| Chlorine |
0.73 | 21.9% | 25.55% | 3056.75 kg |
 Liquid Steel |
0.74 | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3003.86 kg |
 Liquid Sulfur |
0.74 | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3003.86 kg |
 Liquid Phosphorus |
0.75 | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Liquid Resin |
0.75 | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Methane |
0.75 | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Molten Salt |
0.75 | 22.5% | 26.25% | 2952.38 kg |
 Molten Aluminum |
0.77 | 23.1% | 26.95% | 2853.43 kg |
| Brine |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Crude Oil |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Liquid Carbon Dioxide |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Magma |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Petroleum |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Polluted Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Salt Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
| Water |
0.80 | 24% | 28% | 2714.29 kg |
 Liquid Oxygen |
0.82 | 24.6% | 28.7% | 2627.18 kg |
 Liquid Carbon |
0.84 | 25.2% | 29.4% | 2544.22 kg |
 Molten Lead |
0.85 | 25.5% | 29.75% | 2504.2 kg |
 Liquid Hydrogen |
0.90 | 27% | 31.5% | 2317.46 kg |
| Element | Absorption Factor |
Minimal Absorption |
Added Absorption Per Ton |
Required Mass for 100% Absorption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gas Gold |
0.03 | 0.9% | 1.05% | 94380.95 kg |
 Gas Tungsten |
0.03 | 0.9% | 1.05% | 94380.95 kg |
| Nuclear Fallout |
0.03 | 0.9% | 1.05% | 94380.95 kg |
 Gas Niobium |
0.05 | 1.5% | 1.75% | 56285.71 kg |
 Sour Gas |
0.05 | 1.5% | 1.75% | 56285.71 kg |
 Gas Cobalt |
0.06 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 46761.9 kg |
 Gas Copper |
0.06 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 46761.9 kg |
 Gas Iron |
0.06 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 46761.9 kg |
 Gas Super Coolant |
0.06 | 1.8% | 2.1% | 46761.9 kg |
| Chlorine |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Gas Aluminum |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Gas Ethanol |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Gas Phosphorus |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Gas Steel |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Gas Sulfur |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
| Natural Gas |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Rock Gas |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
 Salt Gas |
0.07 | 2.1% | 2.45% | 39959.18 kg |
| Carbon Dioxide |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Gas Carbon |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
 Gas Lead |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
| Oxygen |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
| Polluted Oxygen |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
| Steam |
0.08 | 2.4% | 2.8% | 34857.14 kg |
| Hydrogen |
0.09 | 2.7% | 3.15% | 30888.89 kg |