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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are chemical elements that can be found on the surfaces of planets and moons.
[[File:Polonium-Material-and-SRV.png|thumb|300px|Polonium and a SRV]]
'''Materials''' are small resources that are primarily used for [[Engineers|Engineering]], [[Synthesis]], and unlocking specialised items via a [[Technology Broker]]. [[Material Trader]]s at certain [[Station|stations]] can exchange 1 Material type for a quantity of another Material. Materials are essential to build facilities for [[System Colonisation|system colonisation]].


They do not take up space in [[Cargo Rack|cargo racks]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/335 Dev Update (12/11/2015)]</ref> Materials have a separate inventory, and are only stored in tiny quantities. The maximum that can be carried at once is 300 units.
Materials do not require space in [[Cargo Rack]]s.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/335 Community/node: Dev Update (12/11/2015)]</ref> Instead, Materials have a separate inventory and are stored in smaller quantities that do not affect a [[Ships|ship]]'s overall mass. Materials remain accessible when switching between a [[Ships|ship]], [[:Category:Surface Recon Vehicles|SRV]] or [[Ship-Launched Fighters|SLF]]. If a commander [[Redeployment|loses their vehicle or is critically injured]], none of their Materials are lost.


Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.
== Grades ==
 
All Materials are sorted into different grades representing their rarity, with rarer materials providing greater effects when used. Manufactured and Encoded Materials use five grades, from Very Common to Very Rare, while Raw Materials only use four, from Very Common to Rare. A Material's grade determines how much of it can be stored at once.
==Synthesis==
{| class="article-table article-table-selected sortable" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
{{Main|Synthesis}}
|-
Materials can be used in Synthesis, in which various temporary bonuses can be made for a [[ship]] or [[SRV]] and ammunition can be refilled.
! scope="col" |Symbol
! scope="col" |Grade
! scope="col" |Rarity
! scope="col" |Storage Capacity per Material
|-
| data-sort-value="1" |[[File:Grade-1.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
|1
|[[:Category:Very common materials|Very Common]]
|300
|-
| data-sort-value="2" |[[File:Grade-2.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
|2
|[[:Category:Common materials|Common]]
|250
|-
| data-sort-value="3" |[[File:Grade-3.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
|3
|[[:Category:Standard materials|Standard]]
|200
|-
| data-sort-value="4" |[[File:Grade-4.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
|4
|[[:Category:Rare materials|Rare]]
|150
|-
| data-sort-value="5" |[[File:Grade-5.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
|5
|[[:Category:Very rare materials|Very Rare]]
|100
|}


==Crafting==
== Types ==
In a future expansion during the [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] season, materials will also be used in a crafting system.
Materials are classified into one of three types determined by their origin and composition:


==Material Sources==
*'''[[Raw Materials]]''' - Naturally-occurring chemical elements; usually obtained by [[mining]] and SRV prospecting.
Material sources on planets and moons can be located by use of the [[Wave Scanner]] of an [[SRV]]. When they are shot with the [[Scarab]] SRV's dual plasma repeater they explode into chunks of Materials, which can be scooped using the SRV's [[Cargo Scoop]].
*'''[[Manufactured Materials]]''' - Artificial components from ships and structures; usually obtained by [[Salvage|salvaging]].
*'''[[Encoded Materials]]''' - Pieces of data, such as files, chunks of code, and scans; usually obtained by scanning objects.


The type of materials vary depending on the geology of the body, the type of world it is and where it is situated. As well as sources which are natural parts of the body, there are meteorites which fell from space, cargo racks of downed ships, and perhaps other more mysterious sources to be found.
== List of materials ==
Materials are further classified in categories. These are taken into account by [[Material Trader|Material Traders]] when exchanging materials.


Material sources discovered so far are:
The '''[[:Category:Materials|category page]]''' has a list of all materials.


* [[Outcrop]]
=== Raw Materials ===
* Meteorites:
{| class="article-table"
** [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
** [[Mesosiderite]]
** [[Metallic Meteorite]]
* [[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)|Cargo Rack]]
 
==List of Materials==
'''Note:''' This list is of ongoing research - people have found together to collect more imperic data on this [https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/3xkuct/the_mercs_of_mikunn_geophysical_expedition/ thread]
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected"
|-
|-
! scope="col"|Name
|'''Section'''
!Found in
|'''Grade 1'''
! scope="col"|Grade
|'''Grade 2'''
! scope="col"|Used In
|'''Grade 3'''
|'''Grade 4'''
|-
|-
![[Antimony]]
|'''Raw Material Category 1'''
|
|[[Carbon]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Vanadium]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Niobium]]
|
|[[Yttrium]]
|
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Arsenic]]
|'''Raw Material Category 2'''
|
|[[Phosphorus]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Chromium]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Molybdenum]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Technetium]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|
|
* [[SRV Refuel]]
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Cadmium]]
|'''Raw Material Category 3'''
|
|[[Sulphur]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Manganese]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Cadmium]]
|Rare
|[[Ruthenium]]
|
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Carbon]]
|'''Raw Material Category 4'''
|
|[[Iron]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Zinc]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Tin]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Selenium]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|Very common
|
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Chromium]]
|'''Raw Material Category 5'''
|
|[[Nickel]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Germanium]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Tungsten]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Tellurium]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|Common
|
* [[AFM Refill]]
* [[SRV Repair]]
|-
|-
![[Germanium]]
|'''Raw Material Category 6'''
|
|[[Rhenium]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Arsenic]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Mercury]]
|Common
|[[Polonium]]
|
* [[FSD Injection]]
|-
|-
![[Iron]]
|'''Raw Material Category 7'''
|
|[[Lead]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Zirconium]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Boron]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Antimony]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|}
|Very common
 
|
=== Encoded Materials ===
* [[SRV Repair]]
{| class="article-table"
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
|'''Section'''
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
|'''Grade 1'''
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
|'''Grade 2'''
* [[High Velocity Munitions]]
|'''Grade 3'''
|'''Grade 4'''
|'''Grade 5'''
|-
|-
![[Manganese]]
|'''Emission Data'''
|
|[[Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Irregular Emission Data]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Unexpected Emission Data]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Decoded Emission Data]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Abnormal Compact Emissions Data]]
* [[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)|Cargo Rack]]
|Common
|
* [[SRV Ammo Restock]]
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Mercury]]
|'''Wake Scans'''
|
|[[Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Anomalous FSD Telemetry]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Strange Wake Solutions]]
|
|[[Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories]]
|
|[[Datamined Wake Exceptions]]
* [[SRV Refuel]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Molybdenum]]
|'''Shield Data'''
|
|[[Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Untypical Shield Scans]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Peculiar Shield Frequency Data]]
|Rare
|
* [[SRV Ammo Restock]]
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Nickel]]
|'''Encryption Files'''
|
|[[Unusual Encrypted Files]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Tagged Encryption Codes]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Open Symmetric Keys]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Atypical Encryption Archives]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Adaptive Encryptors Capture]]
|Very common
|
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Niobium]]
|'''Data Archives'''
|
|[[Anomalous Bulk Scan Data]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Unidentified Scan Archives]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Classified Scan Databanks]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Divergent Scan Data]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Classified Scan Fragment]]
|Rare
|
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Phosphorus]]
|'''Encoded Firmware'''
|
|[[Specialised Legacy Firmware]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Modified Consumer Firmware]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Cracked Industrial Firmware]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Security Firmware Patch]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Modified Embedded Firmware]]
|Very common
|}
|
=== Manufactured Materials ===
* [[SRV Ammo Restock]]
{| class="article-table"
* [[SRV Repair]]
|'''Section'''
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
|'''Grade 1'''
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
|'''Grade 2'''
*[[Small Calibre Munitions]]
|'''Grade 3'''
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|'''Grade 4'''
|-
|'''Grade 5'''
![[Polonium]]
|
|
|
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Ruthenium]]
|'''Chemical'''
|
|[[Chemical Storage Units]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Chemical Processors]]
|
|[[Chemical Distillery]]
|
|[[Chemical Manipulators]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|[[Pharmaceutical Isolators]]
|-
|-
![[Selenium]]
|'''Thermic'''
|
|[[Tempered Alloys]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Heat Resistant Ceramics]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Precipitated Alloys]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Thermic Alloys]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Military Grade Alloys]]
|Common
|
* [[SRV Ammo Restock]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Sulphur]]
|'''Heat'''
|
|[[Heat Conduction Wiring]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Heat Dispersion Plate]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Heat Exchangers]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Heat Vanes]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Proto Heat Radiators]]
|Very common
|
* [[SRV Ammo Restock]]
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[Plasma Munitions]]
* [[Explosives Munitions]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Tellurium]]
|'''Conductive'''
|
|[[Basic Conductors]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Conductive Components]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Conductive Ceramics]]
|
|[[Conductive Polymers]]
|
|[[Biotech Conductors]]
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Tin]]
|'''Mechanical Components'''
|
|[[Mechanical Scrap]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Mechanical Equipment]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Mechanical Components]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Configurable Components]]
|Rare
|[[Improvised Components]]
|
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Tungsten]]
|'''Capacitors'''
|
|[[Grid Resistors]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Hybrid Capacitors]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Electrochemical Arrays]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Polymer Capacitors]]
|Rare
|[[Military Supercapacitors]]
|
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[High Velocity Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Vanadium]]
|'''Shielding'''
|
|[[Worn Shield Emitters]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Shield Emitters]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Shielding Sensors]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Compound Shielding]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Imperial Shielding]]
* [[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)|Cargo Rack]]
|Common
|
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[High Velocity Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|-
|-
![[Yttrium]]
|'''Composite'''
|
|[[Compact Composites]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Filament Composites]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[High Density Composites]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Proprietary Composites]]
|Very rare
|[[Core Dynamics Composites]]
|
* [[FSD Injection]]
* [[High Velocity Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Zinc]]
|'''Crystals'''
|
|[[Crystal Shards]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Flawed Focus Crystals]]
* [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
|[[Focus Crystals]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Refined Focus Crystals]]
* [[Metallic Meteorite]]
|[[Exquisite Focus Crystals]]
* [[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)|Cargo Rack]]
|Common
|
* [[SRV Repair]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
|-
|-
![[Zirconium]]
|'''Alloys'''
|
|[[Salvaged Alloys]]
* [[Mesosiderite]]
|[[Galvanising Alloys]]
* [[Outcrop]]
|[[Phase Alloys]]
|
|[[Proto Light Alloys]]
|
|[[Proto Radiolic Alloys]]
* [[Small Calibre Munitions]]
* [[High Velocity Munitions]]
* [[Large Calibre Munitions]]
* [[AFM Refill]]
|}
|}


==References==
* [[Meta-Alloys]] are manufactured by [[Thargoid Barnacle|Thargoid Barnacles]].
 
== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:HOW_TO_FIND_RARE_ENGINEERING_MATERIALS_ELITE_DANGEROUS
File:Elite Dangerous Odyssey- RAW Material Farming - Fast Way
File:Must-Have Tool for Elite Dangerous- How to Use Odyssey Materials Helper
</gallery>
 
== See also ==
*[[Commodities]]
*[[Assets]]
*[[Goods]]
*[[Data]]
 
== References ==
<references />
<references />


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Latest revision as of 18:10, 27 July 2026

File:Polonium-Material-and-SRV.png
Polonium and a SRV

Materials are small resources that are primarily used for Engineering, Synthesis, and unlocking specialised items via a Technology Broker. Material Traders at certain stations can exchange 1 Material type for a quantity of another Material. Materials are essential to build facilities for system colonisation.

Materials do not require space in Cargo Racks.[1] Instead, Materials have a separate inventory and are stored in smaller quantities that do not affect a ship's overall mass. Materials remain accessible when switching between a ship, SRV or SLF. If a commander loses their vehicle or is critically injured, none of their Materials are lost.

Grades

All Materials are sorted into different grades representing their rarity, with rarer materials providing greater effects when used. Manufactured and Encoded Materials use five grades, from Very Common to Very Rare, while Raw Materials only use four, from Very Common to Rare. A Material's grade determines how much of it can be stored at once.

Symbol Grade Rarity Storage Capacity per Material
File:Grade-1.png
 1 Very Common 300
File:Grade-2.png
 2 Common 250
File:Grade-3.png
 3 Standard 200
File:Grade-4.png
 4 Rare 150
File:Grade-5.png
 5 Very Rare 100

Types

Materials are classified into one of three types determined by their origin and composition:

List of materials

Materials are further classified in categories. These are taken into account by Material Traders when exchanging materials.

The category page has a list of all materials.

Raw Materials

Section Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4
Raw Material Category 1 Carbon Vanadium Niobium Yttrium
Raw Material Category 2 Phosphorus Chromium Molybdenum Technetium
Raw Material Category 3 Sulphur Manganese Cadmium Ruthenium
Raw Material Category 4 Iron Zinc Tin Selenium
Raw Material Category 5 Nickel Germanium Tungsten Tellurium
Raw Material Category 6 Rhenium Arsenic Mercury Polonium
Raw Material Category 7 Lead Zirconium Boron Antimony

Encoded Materials

Section Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Emission Data Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data Irregular Emission Data Unexpected Emission Data Decoded Emission Data Abnormal Compact Emissions Data
Wake Scans Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes Anomalous FSD Telemetry Strange Wake Solutions Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories Datamined Wake Exceptions
Shield Data Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis Untypical Shield Scans Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis Peculiar Shield Frequency Data
Encryption Files Unusual Encrypted Files Tagged Encryption Codes Open Symmetric Keys Atypical Encryption Archives Adaptive Encryptors Capture
Data Archives Anomalous Bulk Scan Data Unidentified Scan Archives Classified Scan Databanks Divergent Scan Data Classified Scan Fragment
Encoded Firmware Specialised Legacy Firmware Modified Consumer Firmware Cracked Industrial Firmware Security Firmware Patch Modified Embedded Firmware

Manufactured Materials

Section Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Chemical Chemical Storage Units Chemical Processors Chemical Distillery Chemical Manipulators Pharmaceutical Isolators
Thermic Tempered Alloys Heat Resistant Ceramics Precipitated Alloys Thermic Alloys Military Grade Alloys
Heat Heat Conduction Wiring Heat Dispersion Plate Heat Exchangers Heat Vanes Proto Heat Radiators
Conductive Basic Conductors Conductive Components Conductive Ceramics Conductive Polymers Biotech Conductors
Mechanical Components Mechanical Scrap Mechanical Equipment Mechanical Components Configurable Components Improvised Components
Capacitors Grid Resistors Hybrid Capacitors Electrochemical Arrays Polymer Capacitors Military Supercapacitors
Shielding Worn Shield Emitters Shield Emitters Shielding Sensors Compound Shielding Imperial Shielding
Composite Compact Composites Filament Composites High Density Composites Proprietary Composites Core Dynamics Composites
Crystals Crystal Shards Flawed Focus Crystals Focus Crystals Refined Focus Crystals Exquisite Focus Crystals
Alloys Salvaged Alloys Galvanising Alloys Phase Alloys Proto Light Alloys Proto Radiolic Alloys

Videos

See also

References

  1. ↑ Community/node: Dev Update (12/11/2015)

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