Talk:Tritanium

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I would think that there is a special technology used to extract and shape tritanium, then, if Federation technology cannot yet melt it.

The tensile strength of this metal must be so high that virtually nothing can shape it except, possibly, transporter-based techniques.

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As it is impossible for an alloy to have a higher melting point or significantly different specific heat than its prime constituent tritanium is either a new element or a new chemical compound based on existing elements. However, cannot be an alloy.

The anon is speculating about future possibilities based on current limitations. Or something to that effect. --From Andoria with Love 16:18, 2 Jan 2006 (UTC)

I would say, scince the picture and caption suggest that it is found in ORE format, that of course its not an alloy or chemical compund but just a new addition to the periodic table.

Note: The Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual, a large blue softcover book which is not canon and is copyright 1977 -- but purports to be from the 23rd century -- has a periodic table of the elements in it. The periodic table is said to consistent with the "third interstellar geophysical conference standard," and it is accompanied by a list showing the atomic number, atomic weight, year and place of discovery for fully 140 elements. Tritanium and trititanium are listed as two defferent elements. In breif, the information listed for tritanium is:

tritanium, most stable isotope atomic weight 323, period 5B, atomic number 125, place of discovery argus ten, year of discovery 2261.