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Durasteel is a unique silver-blue alloy composed of lightweight titanium with a strengthening structure of carbon that sparsely ingrains the metal with a strong carbon nanostructure that enhances its tensile strength. Durasteel is the trade name for a wide variety of structural metals used 33rd century for a wide array of applications. The baseline material is mostly composed of titanium with carbon, vanadium, and cobalt impurities lending itself to high rigidity, hardness and ductility while retaining a very low cost. Durasteel is most often heat-treated, lending additional hardness in exchange for flexibility. It does not rust or corrode under standard conditions. It finds itself in just about every application where a strong and cheap structural metal is required, from standard civilian products to the hulls of spacecraft. It has mostly replaced ferrous steel in all but electromagnetic applications due to its low cost, abundance, and generally superior properties. Durasteel possesses a melting point of around 2800 degrees Fahrenheit.
WEIGHT: 0.16 lbs per cubic inch.
DURABILITY: ~6 - 7
FLEXIBILITY: Prone to deformation when not heat-treated. Prone to cracking past its threshold when heat-treated.
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY: Fairly conductive of heat regardless of treating. Won’t combust
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY: Moderate. Fairly conductive of electricity regardless of treating. Slow to heat through electricity, but will electrocute anything in contact with it.
AVERAGE PRICE: 0.12 Px / in^3