When processed, ore becomes durasteel, which is used to make buildings and defenses strong.Qui-Gon Jinn
Durasteel was an incredibly strong and versatile metal alloy, created from carvanium, lommite, carbon, meleenium, neutronium, and zersium. It was capable of withstanding blistering heat, frigid cold, and monumental physical stress, even when very thin. Because of these properties, durasteel was used for everything from smelting pots for other less hearty metals to spacecraft hulls. However, it could still corrode in the same manner as lesser steel alloys, and likewise required maintenance. Durasteel containers were commonly seen throughout the galaxy.
Jango Fett's armor was partly made of durasteel, and General Grievous had some parts of his body made of this material.
Darth Vader's armor was mostly made of durasteel, as was Boba Fett's before he upgraded during the Second Galactic Civil War to armor made of beskar.
Both durasteel and duracrete were used for the buildings of Bartyn's Landing.[2]
Durasteel grades
Durasteel was produced in various grades of heat treatment and alloy composition for different construction purposes. Some of these were:
- 9093-T7511 grade
- 9095-T8511 grade
- Madog steel
Appearances
- Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (and audiobook)
- Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 3
- Knights of the Old Republic 2
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- The Old Republic: Revan (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- "The Final Trial" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance (and audiobook)
- "The Sixth Line: Part Two" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- The Old Republic: Annihilation (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan (Mentioned only)
- "Sacrifice" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- "Brothers" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire
- "Chasing Copero" on The Old Republic's official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Knight Errant
- Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (and audiobook)
- "Darkness Shared" — Star Wars Gamer 5 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (and audiobook)
- "Reckonings" — Star Wars Gamer 7
- Jedi Apprentice: The Mark of the Crown
- Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead
- Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path
- Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple
- Jedi Apprentice: The Day of Reckoning
- Jedi Apprentice: The Fight for Truth
- Jedi Apprentice: The Shattered Peace
- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: Deceptions
- Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
- Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
- Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue
- Jedi Apprentice: The Ties That Bind
- Jedi Apprentice: The Death of Hope
- Jedi Apprentice: The Call to Vengeance
- Jedi Apprentice: The Only Witness
- Jedi Apprentice: The Threat Within
- Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers
- Secrets of the Jedi (Mentioned only)
- Maul: Lockdown (and audiobook)
- "Single Cell" — Star Wars Tales 7
- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (and unabridged audiobook)
- Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul (and Game Book)
- Rogue Planet
- Jedi Quest: Path to Truth
- Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice (and audiobook)
- Outbound Flight (and unabridged audiobook)
- Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
- Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
- Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
- Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap
- Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth
- Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard
- Jedi Quest: The False Peace
- Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown
- Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner (and Game Book)
- Star Wars Adventures 4: Jango Fett vs. the Razor Eaters (and Game Book)
- Star Wars Adventures 5: The Shape-Shifter Strikes (and Game Book)
- Star Wars Adventures 6: The Warlords of Balmorra (and Game Book)
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Boba Fett: Crossfire
- "Storm Fleet Warnings" — Star Wars: Short Story Collection
- The Cestus Deception
- Jedi Trial
- Shatterpoint (and unabridged audiobook)
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
- The Clone Wars: Crash Course
- "Odds" — Star Wars Insider 87
- Republic Commando: True Colors
- "Jigsaw: Cloak and Vibroblade" – Living Force campaign
- MedStar I: Battle Surgeons
- MedStar II: Jedi Healer
- ° Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Boba Fett: A New Threat
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (and unabridged audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith junior novelization
- Imperial Commando: 501st
- Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight
- "In His Image" — Vader: The Ultimate Guide
- The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission
- The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo
- The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
- The Last of the Jedi: Secret Weapon
- The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire
- "A Two-Edged Sword" — Star Wars Insider 85
- "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" — Tales of the Bounty Hunters
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed novelization (and unabridged audiobook)
- Death Star
- Rebel Dawn (Mentioned only)
- "Elusive" — No Disintegrations
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II novelization (and audiobook)
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire audio drama
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (Mentioned only)
- "And Leebo Makes Three" — Star Wars Insider 128 (also reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)
- "A Boy and His Monster: The Rancor Keeper's Tale" — Tales from Jabba's Palace
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- "Swap Meet: The Jawa's Tale" — Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
- Rebel Force: _target
- Rebel Force: Hostage
- Rebel Force: Firefight
- Scoundrel's Luck
- Rebel Force: Trapped
- Rebel Force: Uprising
- Jedi's Honor
- "The Great Herdship Heist" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- "Fair Prey" — Star Wars Gamer 1
- Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine
- Strike Force: Shantipole (also reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Five)
- "Debts to Pay" — Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Game Master's Kit
- Mask of the Pirate Queen
- "Family Problems" — Instant Adventures
- "Meltdown" — Instant Adventures
- Operation: Elrood
- The Jewel of Yavin
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- "Murder on the Executor" (Unlicensed)
- "Combat Moon" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
- "Out of the Picture" — Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- The Mandalorian Armor
- Slave Ship
- Hard Merchandise
- "A Credit for Your Thoughts" — Star Wars Gamer 2
- Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 3
- "Easy Credits" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
- "Fists of Ion" on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup link on Suvudu) (Mentioned only)
- "Deader than a Triton Moon" on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup link on Suvudu)
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (and unabridged audiobook)
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (and unabridged audiobook)
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (and unabridged audiobook)
- "Galaxy's Edge" — The Kathol Outback (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "Wildfire" — The Kathol Outback (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "Rogue Elements" — The Kathol Rift (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "Showdown" — The Kathol Rift (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "The Saga Nears Its End" — Endgame (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- "Endgame" — Endgame (Reprinted and collected in The DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
- A Forest Apart
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
- "No Disintegrations, Please" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 (In flashback(s))
- I, Jedi (and unabridged audiobook)
- Children of the Jedi
- Darksaber
- Before the Storm
- Assault at Selonia
- "Red Sky, Blue Flame" — Star Wars Gamer 7
- Tempest Feud
- Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force
- Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy
- Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones
- Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
- Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege
- Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance
- Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur
- Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Bounty (Mentioned only)
- Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
- Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell
- Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
- Young Jedi Knights: Crisis at Crystal Reef
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- The New Jedi Order: Recovery (Mentioned only)
- "Emissary of the Void" (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club) (Mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
- "The Apprentice" — Star Wars Gamer 8 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
- The New Jedi Order: Destiny's Way
- The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
- Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
- Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
- Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
- Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of the Force: Tempest
- Legacy of the Force: Exile
- Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
- Legacy of the Force: Inferno
- Legacy of the Force: Fury
- Legacy of the Force: Revelation
- Legacy of the Force: Invincible
- Crosscurrent
- Millennium Falcon (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Outcast (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Allies (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Vortex (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Ascension (and audiobook)
- Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (and audiobook)
- "Roll of the Dice" — Star Wars Insider 135 (also reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill (and audiobook)
- Crucible (and audiobook)
- Legacy (2006) 1 (Mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars Blueprints (Picture only)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine
- "Wanted by Cracken" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, Second Edition
- "Stand and Deliver" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5
- Star Wars Technical Journal
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- "Wanted by Cracken" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- Cracken's Threat Dossier
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- "Alien Anthology Addendum" — Star Wars Gamer 7
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 10 (ART 1-2: R2-D2)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 11 (STA 3-4: Imperial Star Destroyer)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 13 (KUA 1-4: Kuat Drive Yards)
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- "Who's Who: Imperial Grand Admirals" — Star Wars Insider 66
- "Kessel: Hell in Space" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Ultimate Adversaries
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- Scavenger's Guide to Droids
- The Unknown Regions
- Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Enter the Unknown
- The Imperial Warlords: Despoilers of an Empire, Part 2 on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Suns of Fortune
- The History of Mandalorian Armor on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Dangerous Covenants
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Far Horizons
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
- (Mentioned only)
- Stay on _target
- Lords of Nal Hutta
- Fly Casual