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{{UpdateMe|This page needs updating to show new materials such as data materials that have been added since v2.0}}'''{{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]].


[[File:Polonium-Material-and-SRV.png|thumb|300px|Polonium material and SRV]]
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.


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 1000 units.
== 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.
Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.
{| class="article-table article-table-selected sortable" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
 
|-
==Synthesis==
! scope="col" |Symbol
{{Main|Synthesis}}
! scope="col" |Grade
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" |Rarity
 
! scope="col" |Storage Capacity per Material
==Engineers==
|-
{{Main|Engineers}}
| data-sort-value="1" |[[File:Grade-1.png|thumb|center|40x40px]]
As of version 2.1 [[engineers]] can use materials to upgrade ship modules and weapons.
|1
 
|[[:Category:Very common materials|Very Common]]
==Material Sources==
|300
 
|-
[[File:Geo_and_Bio_Materials.jpg|thumb|200px|Geo and bio materials study]]
| 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
|}


Material sources on planets and moons can be located by use of the [[Wave Scanner]] of an [[SRV]]. When they are destroyed by weapons fire from a ship or SRV they explode into chunks of materials, which can be collected using a ship or SRV's [[Cargo Scoop]].
== Types ==
Materials are classified into one of three types determined by their origin and composition:


The type of materials vary depending on the geology of the body, the type of world it is and where it is situated.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/3xkuct/the_mercs_of_mikunn_geophysical_expedition/ The Mercs of Mikunn Geophysical Expedition handbook]</ref> 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.
*'''[[Raw Materials]]''' - Naturally-occurring chemical elements; usually obtained by [[mining]] and SRV prospecting.
*'''[[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.


Material sources discovered so far are:
== List of materials ==
Materials are further classified in categories. These are taken into account by [[Material Trader|Material Traders]] when exchanging materials.


* [[Outcrop]]
The '''[[:Category:Materials|category page]]''' has a list of all materials.
** Common Outcrop - contains non metals <ref name=":0">https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=228645</ref>
** Metallic Outcrop - contains metals <ref name=":0" />
* Meteorites:
** [[Bronzite Chondrite]]
** [[Mesosiderite]]
** [[Metallic Meteorite]]
* [[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)|Cargo Rack]]


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


==References==
* [[Meta-Alloys]] are manufactured by [[Thargoid Barnacle|Thargoid Barnacles]].
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== 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 />
 
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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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