Materials

Materials are raw materials that can be found on the surfaces of planets and moons.

Material sources 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.

The types of these materials vary depending on the geology of the body, the type of world it is and where it is situated. As well as natural formations of these materials some can be found (and indeed, in some cases, unique to) special sources. Meteorites can be found and blasted to reveal materials. There are also more mysterious sources as well to be found.

Materials do not take up space in Cargo Racks. Instead, they are tiny quantities stored separately. They remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system. The maximum that can be carried at once is 300.

Synthesis

Main article: 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.

Crafting

In a future expansion during the Elite Dangerous: Horizons season, materials will also be used in a crafting system.

List of Materials

Note: This list is of ongoing research - people have found together to collect more imperic data on this thread

Name	Grade	Used In
Antimony
Arsenic
Cadmium	Rare	FSD Injection Plasma Munitions
Carbon	Very common	Explosives Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Chromium	Common	AFM Refill SRV Repair
Germanium	Common	FSD Injection
Iron	Very common
Manganese	Common
Mercury
Molybdenum	Rare
Nickel	Very common
Niobium	Rare
Phosphorus	Very common
Polonium
Ruthenium
Selenium
Sulphur	Very common
Tellurium
Tin	Rare
Tungsten	Rare
Vanadium	Common
Yttrium
Zinc	Common
Zirconium

List of Material Sources

• Outcrop
• Mesosiderite
• Bronzite Chondrite
• Metallic Meteorite