diff --git a/code/datums/materials/basemats.dm b/code/datums/materials/basemats.dm
index 50a8e9101ee..c93b7605354 100644
--- a/code/datums/materials/basemats.dm
+++ b/code/datums/materials/basemats.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Unless you know what you're doing, only use the first three numbers. They're in
 
 /datum/material/uranium/on_applied(atom/source, amount, material_flags)
 	. = ..()
-	source.AddComponent(/datum/component/radioactive, amount / 20, source, 0) //half-life of 0 because we keep on going.
+	source.AddComponent(/datum/component/radioactive, amount / 50, source, 0) //half-life of 0 because we keep on going. amount / 50 means 40 radiation per sheet.
 
 /datum/material/uranium/on_removed(atom/source, material_flags)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
index 89e5f9ca6ac..29c70caef34 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /obj/item/stack
 	icon = 'icons/obj/stack_objects.dmi'
 	gender = PLURAL
-	material_modifier = 0.01
+	material_modifier = 0.05 //5%, so that a 50 sheet stack has the effect of 5k materials instead of 100k.
 	max_integrity = 100
 	var/list/datum/stack_recipe/recipes
 	var/singular_name
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
index cf2bed29473..81578523bc8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/statues.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	anchored = FALSE
 	max_integrity = 100
 	CanAtmosPass = ATMOS_PASS_DENSITY
+	material_modifier = 0.5
+	material_flags = MATERIAL_AFFECT_STATISTICS
 	/// Beauty component mood modifier
 	var/impressiveness = 15
 	/// Art component subtype added to this statue
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@
 	icon_state = "block"
 	material_flags = MATERIAL_COLOR | MATERIAL_AFFECT_STATISTICS | MATERIAL_ADD_PREFIX
 	density = TRUE
+	material_modifier = 0.5 //50% effectiveness of materials
 
 	/// The thing it will look like - Unmodified resulting statue appearance
 	var/current_target