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** Well over 20 times harder than diamond | ** Well over 20 times harder than diamond | ||
*** ''Harder than [[tritanium]], which is known to be 21.4 times harder than diamond by "Obsession"'' | *** ''Harder than [[tritanium]], which is known to be 21.4 times harder than diamond by "Obsession"'' | ||
* Common in construction of permanent installations that require strong defensive design (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; SCE Short Story: "Fatal Error") | ** Though harder than tritanium, it is easier to work and less resistant to directed weapons | ||
*** ''"Fatal Error" implies that a phaser rifle could cut through rodinium'' | |||
* Known to Federation material science by 2161 (TOS: "Balance of Terror") | |||
** ''Given its usage in the construction of [[United Earth|Earth]]'s [[Romulan Neutral Zone]] outposts'' | |||
* Common in construction of permanent installations that require strong physically-defensive design (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; SCE Short Story: "Fatal Error") | |||
* Less common in starship construction due to weight, but occasionally used for particular hull components | * Less common in starship construction due to weight, but occasionally used for particular hull components | ||
** Common approach in [[Cardassian Union|Cardassian]] starship design (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I") | ** Common approach in [[Cardassian Union|Cardassian]] starship design (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I"; TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'') | ||
* Occasionally used on a smaller scale for any components requiring extreme durability (DS9 Novel: ''Fearful Symmetry'') | * Occasionally used on a smaller scale for any components requiring extreme durability (DS9 Novel: ''Fearful Symmetry'') | ||
[[Category:Elements]] | [[Category:Elements]] | ||
[[Category:Metals]] | [[Category:Metals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 16 October 2018
- Metallic element (DS9 Technical Manual)
- One of the hardest known substances to Federation material science
- Well over 20 times harder than diamond
- Harder than tritanium, which is known to be 21.4 times harder than diamond by "Obsession"
- Though harder than tritanium, it is easier to work and less resistant to directed weapons
- "Fatal Error" implies that a phaser rifle could cut through rodinium
- Well over 20 times harder than diamond
- Known to Federation material science by 2161 (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
- Given its usage in the construction of Earth's Romulan Neutral Zone outposts
- Common in construction of permanent installations that require strong physically-defensive design (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; SCE Short Story: "Fatal Error")
- Less common in starship construction due to weight, but occasionally used for particular hull components
- Common approach in Cardassian starship design (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I"; TNG Novel: A Time to Sow)
- Occasionally used on a smaller scale for any components requiring extreme durability (DS9 Novel: Fearful Symmetry)