Tantalum
Tantalum is a Metals Commodity. It is an important material used in Frame Shift Drives, the latest model of hyperdrive.[1] It can be refined from Coltan with a Refinery Contact.
Tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73. Melting point 3290K. Used to make capacitors and high melting point alloys used in reactors and by the military for specialist alloys used in weapons for armour penetration.
— In-Game Description