Materials

Materials are chemical elements that can be found on the surfaces of planets and moons.

They do not take up space in cargo racks. Materials have a separate inventory, and are only stored in tiny quantities. The maximum that can be carried at once is 300 units.

Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.

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.

Material Sources

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.

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.

Material sources discovered so far are:

• Outcrop
• Meteorites:
  • Bronzite Chondrite
  • Mesosiderite
  • Metallic Meteorite
• Cargo Rack

List of Materials

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

Name	Found in	Grade	Used In
Antimony	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite
Arsenic	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite
Cadmium	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Rare	FSD Injection Plasma Munitions
Carbon	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very common	Explosives Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Chromium	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Common	AFM Refill SRV Repair
Germanium	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Common	FSD Injection
Iron	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very common	SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions High Velocity Munitions
Manganese	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Common	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions AFM Refill
Mercury	Mesosiderite Outcrop
Molybdenum	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Rare	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions AFM Refill
Nickel	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very common	SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions AFM Refill
Niobium	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Rare	FSD Injection Explosives Munitions
Phosphorus	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very common	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Polonium
Ruthenium	Metallic Meteorite
Selenium	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Common	SRV Ammo Restock Plasma Munitions Small Calibre Munitions
Sulphur	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very common	SRV Ammo Restock SRV Repair Plasma Munitions Explosives Munitions Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Tellurium	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite
Tin	Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Rare	Large Calibre Munitions AFM Refill
Tungsten	Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Outcrop	Rare	SRV Repair Small Calibre Munitions High Velocity Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Vanadium	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Common	SRV Repair FSD Injection High Velocity Munitions AFM Refill
Yttrium	Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite	Very rare	FSD Injection High Velocity Munitions
Zinc	Outcrop Bronzite Chondrite Mesosiderite Metallic Meteorite Cargo Rack	Common	SRV Repair AFM Refill Small Calibre Munitions Large Calibre Munitions
Zirconium	Mesosiderite Outcrop