Materials

Summary

Image of all currently known materials and refined ores.

All objects are manufactured from one or more or materials.
The properties of an object are based on the primary material of the object.

Be aware that some properties listed in the ship designer tooltips are incorrect for devices composed of more than one material.

These properties include:

• Structural durability: Has a high relevance in e.g. spaceship design.
  • Structural durability of a spaceship can be monitored by using the Durability tool.
• Armor value, Density, and Transformability are important when choosing the material for armor.
  • The outer plating of spaceships and stations are categorized as armor as well.
• Mass is a factor when using dense, heavy, or just a lot of materials clumped together for a large ship (such as a capital ship).
  • Ships with a large weight value need more thrust power to move.

Materials can break or withstand Damage in different ways:

• Materials can break.
  • Shape and depth of the breakage varies based on the material properties, and impact energy.
• Materials can fracture.
  • The more durable materials don't immediately get destroyed or break off parts, but rather fracture. Some materials fracture faster than others.

Manufacturing cycle

Materials can be both created and used to make other devices and parts in the world.
Here's a generic description of how the manufacturing cycle works:

1. Mining raw Ores. Either by using a Pickaxe, a Mining laser (Assembly) or by transporting asteroids whole.
2. Refining materials to specific use (not yet implemented).
3. Printing devices, parts and ships from different processed materials.

Material statistics

• Armor Value - How much Projectile Energy from weapons the material can resist.

• Voxel Penetration Multiplier - Percentage multiplier to damage depth that weapons cause to materials. Value over 100% indicates that material takes increased voxel damage.

• Heat - Threshold and reflect value for heat status.

• Corrosion - Threshold and reduction value for corrosion.

• Transformability - Represents the material's ability to sustain its form over stressful events such as heat, melting and structural stress. Also represents Allotropic properties.

• Structural durability - How much structural strain object can handle from other objects.

• Density - How dense atomic structure the object has. Higher density improves resistance against radiation and impact damage. Density also improves material's ability to withstand corrosion. Higher Density also affects the object's weight.

• Endurance - Material's Ability to resist overall durability from damage. Higher endurance score reduces threshold against object destruction when missing pieces of the material (fracturing).

Materials

Rocks

Surface material of many asteroids. Plentiful, cheap, and constantly in demand due to their wide use in base level manufacturing processes.

Rock materials

Name	Icons	Description	Armor/Kv	Min Armor/Kv	Voxel Penetration Multiplier	Corrosion Resistance	Transformability	Structural Durability	Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Chunk	Ore Stack Mass (Kg)	Ore Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Price (Credits/Kv) before tax
Valkite		Carbonate mineral that is used in station construction.	0.3	0	177%	400	20	40	9.95		13953.91	8.08	0.35
Ajatite		Abundantly found material used in making glass. basic electronic components and composite materials.	0.2	0	261%	500	40	30	8.60		10903.68	6.31	0.35
Talkite		Metamorphic rock material.	1.50	0.00	81%	500	65	70	13.75				/

Industrial metal ores

Industrial materials

Name	Icons	Description	Armor/Kv	Min Armor/Kv	Voxel Penetration Multiplier	Corrosion Resistance	Transformability	Structural Durability	Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Chunk	Ore Stack Mass (Kg)	Ore Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Price (Credits/Kv) before tax
Bastium		Sturdy metal that is common in low-G planetoids and asteroids. Widely used in many applications.	0.75	0.1	177%	400	40	80	9.95		13962.24	8.08	0.56
Aegisium		Corrosion resistant metal that is used in applications that require resistance against corrosive substances or highly allotropic properties.	1.9	0.5	191%	800	150	60	9.67		13253.76	7.67	1.61
Oninum		Metal with high density that is rarely found in large quantities outside gravity wells of planets or large moons.	5.7	0.25	33%	500	40	50	22.50		24191.98	14.00	3.85
Charodium		Heavy metal with high melting point. Used widely as heat shielding material in machinery and as armor.	3.7	0.35	67%	200	70	60	15.00		19440	11.25	2.45
Merkerium		Lightweight fibrous material that has excellent electric resistance.	1.9	0.4	209%	200	20	60	9.36		12713.21	7.36	1.75
Lukium		Dense metal that is used as radiation shielding material.	3.5	0.1	28%	600	60	40	23.00		26352.00	15.25	5.60
Targium		Strong and durable metal with excellent tension and stress resistance.	4.10	0.08	50%	300	65	110	17.50				7.00

Minor noble metal ores

Minor noble metal ores. listed in rarity order

Name	Icons	Description	Armor/Kv	Min Armor/Kv	Voxel Penetration Multiplier	Corrosion Resistance	Transformability	Structural Durability	Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Chunk	Ore Stack Mass (Kg)	Ore Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Price (Credits/Kv) before tax
Tengium		Lightweight metal that is a prevalently used material in tools. electronics and machinery.	0.5	0.25	261%	600	50	50	8.60		10911.67	6.31	2.10
Ilmatrium		Reactive alkali metal that is used in optics. energy storage and as heat transfer material.	0.35	0.3	177%	500	70	40	9.95		13953.91	8.08	1.05
Ukonium		Highly reactive metal. Used as heat transfer material and in some applications in electronics.	0.2	0.15	261%	100	100	20	8.60		10911.67	6.31	0.525
Vokarium		Ductile and light metal that is commonly used in electronics as a power transfer medium.	0.25	0.15	232%	200	80	60	9.01		11719.89	6.78	0.63
Exorium		Radioactive metal that is used in fission generators as fuel. Exorium also has uses in some sensors and in kinetic ammunition as penetrator.	2.0	0.1	32%	600	20	30	23.00		24624	14.25	2.80
Ymrium		Light and ductile metal that has excellent heat resistance.	2.25	0.15	248%	400	80	70	8.78				7.00
Naflite		Conductive metal with wide use in advanced capacitors and energy production applications.	0.90	0.10	209%	700	100	70	6.31				8.40

Noble metal ores

Noble metal ores. listed in rarity order

Name	Icons	Description	Armor/Kv	Min Armor/Kv	Voxel Penetration Multiplier	Corrosion Resistance	Transformability	Structural Durability	Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Chunk	Ore Stack Mass (Kg)	Ore Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Price (Credits/Kv) before tax
Kutonium		Strong and lightweight metal. commonly used in tools and weapons.	2.1	0.1	209%	200	40	60	9.36		12713.21	7.36	4.90
Arkanium		Rare transition metal that has wide use in electronics. alloys and weapons.	0.45	0.25	357%	700	80	20	6.99		7447.68	4.31	6.30
Corazium		Dense transition metal that is used in advanced electronics.	0.35	0.05	100%	500	50	20	12.50		17193.6	9.95	7.00
Xhalium		Very rare transition metal. Used in advanced energy weapons and high end electronics.	0.33	0.25	357%	750	90	30	7.36		10903.68	6.31	10.50
Daltium		Heavy precious metal that is formed in supernovae. Highly resistant to corrosive agents.	3.80	0.07	72%	1,400	45	50	14.50				8.40

Crystal materials

Crystal materials. listed in rarity order

Name	Icons	Description	Ore Chunk	Ore Stack Mass (Kg)	Ore Density (Kg/Kv)	Ore Price (Credits/Kv) before tax
Ice		Compound of hydrogen and oxygen.		11715.84	7.36	0.525
Surtrite		Often manifests in gas or crystalline form. Highly reactive material and when oxidized it becomes highly corrosive to many materials.		10911.67	6.31	2.45
Nhurgite		Corrosive gas which is used in explosives and as reaction propellant.		10911.67	6.31	1.75
Haderite		Inert gas manifested from supernovae of dying stars.		12718.08	7.36	2.80
Karnite		Radioactive gas which is often used in energy weapons and lights.		10911.67	6.31	2.80

Alloy materials

Materials made from two or more other materials

Name	Icons	Description	Crafting Materials	Requires	Armor/Kv	Min Armor/Kv	Voxel Penetration Multiplier	Corrosion Resistance	Transformability	Structural Durability	Density (Kg per Kv)
Alium		Alloy used in civilian capital ships to protect the internal parts of the ship	Valkite, Aegisium, Nhurgite	Belt furnace, Surtrite belt	1.90			750		60	8.46
Baltium		Alloy used in civilian capital ship's beam structures.	Valkite, Bastium, Nhurgite	Belt furnace, Nhurgite/Water belt	1.30			400		90	10.22
Bastonium		Light armour material alloy.	Bastium, Kutonium, Karnite	Belt furnace, Surtrite belt	2.20			600		55	8.69
Corium		Military Grade Armor Alloy.	Ymrium, Corazium, Haderite	Atmosphere furnace, Surtrite/Karnite Atmosphere	3.60			700		55	12.00
Exutium		Alloy used in military capital ships to protect the internal parts of the ship.	Kutonium, Exorium, Haderite	Atmosphere furnace, Surtrite Atmosphere	4.40			800		60	17.50
Glass		Glass.	Aegisium, Ajatite, Surtrite	Belt furnace, Nhurgite/Water belt	1.70			800		60	9.95
Tallium		Alloy used in military capital ship's beam structures.	Targium, Lukium, Haderite	Atmosphere furnace, Water/Karnite Atmosphere	3.20			400		120	12.50