List of Star Trek materials

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This is a list of fictional materials from the science fiction universe of Star Trek. Like other aspects of stories in the franchise, some were recurring plot elements from one episode or series to another.

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[edit] Metals for starship construction

Main articles: Transparent aluminum and Trellium-D

The fictional metals duranium and tritanium were referred to in many episodes as extremely hard alloys used in starship hulls.

Transparent aluminum, used for starship windows, was prominently featured in the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and also mentioned in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Trellium-D was an alloy used in the Delphic Expanse as a protection against spatial anomalies there. It had unusual effects on Vulcan physiology, and became a recurring plot element in the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise, exploring the theme of drug addiction.

Other materials were occasionally mentioned in the scripts, such as nitrium, a radiation-resistant material.

[edit] Energy sources

Main article: Dilithium (Star Trek)

Dilithium crystals were an essential power source for starships' warp drive, and frequently featured in the original series as a scarce resource. By the time in which the later series were set, dilithium could be synthesized.

Trilithium is a material used in a star-destroying weapon in Star Trek Generations.

[edit] Precious materials

Latinum featured in many episodes of Deep Space Nine as a medium of exchange used by Ferengis and others. It was a liquid usually traded as "gold-pressed latinum"; once the latinum was extracted, the gold was discarded.

Tholian silk was a valuable fabric mentioned in multiple series.

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