Beskar
Licensed IP · Very Rare · Sci-Fi
The sacred metal of Mandalorian culture, beskar is both a material and a cultural inheritance. Armor made from beskar is passed down through generations, each new owner adding their own markings. Its ability to resist energy weapons makes it uniquely valuable in a galaxy where such weapons dominate.
Identity
- Source
- Star Wars
- Aliases
- Mandalorian iron, Beskar'gam (armor form)
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Bright polished silver-white with distinctive hammer marks when worked; dulls to a matte grey when unpolished
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 9.8 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1700 °C
- Boiling point
- 3200 °C
- Lighter
- Bismuth
- Denser
- Pewter
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Low
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 11
- Tensile strength
- 1200 MPa
- Softer
- Voidsteel
- Harder
- Adamantine
- Workability
- Difficult
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- Low
- Ductility
- Low
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- very high
- Reactivity
- very low
Lore & Narrative
During the Great Purge, the Empire confiscated vast quantities of beskar from Mandalore. Much of it was melted into ingots and distributed as payment or stored in Imperial vaults. Recovering this stolen beskar became a sacred duty for surviving Mandalorians.
- Notable uses
- Personal armor, ceremonial weapons, cultural artifacts
- Forge uses
- armor, weapons, cultural artifacts
- Worldbuilding traits
- mandalorian, cultural, energy-resistant, hereditary
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