Bookworm
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a material that is exceptionally good for use in magnetics
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Aurora Industries
- Affiliation: Aurora Industries
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Magdymium
- Modularity: None
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material:
- Classification: Alloy
- Weight: Light
- Color: Bluish-Gray
- Resistances:
- Energy/Plasma Weaponry: None
- Kinetic Weaponry (Ballistics and Melee): None
- Lightsabers: None
- Sonic Weaponry: None
- Ion/EMP Weaponry: None
- Heat Protection: None
- Cold Protection: None
- Corrosion Protection: None
- Disruptor Protection: None
- Radiation Protection: None
- When an electrical current is passed through Magdymium, it emits an exceptionally powerful electromagnetic field measuring roughly 40,000 Gauss, much stronger than any of the materials by themselves. Even when it is not part of an electromagnet, the material still has a permanent, if lower powered, magnetism measuring at roughly 10,000 Gauss.
- When used in an electromagnet, such as those found in mass drivers, Magdymium emits an extremely powerful electromagnetic field that can be used to propel objects much faster than previous materials or even previous magnets.
- The material does not lose any of the potency of its electromagnetic emissions if the material is coated with another material such as Dallorian Alloy or Chromium.
- The material is not designed to be used for armor, at least Aurora scientists didn't test it for those purposes. Blaster bolts especially can be damaging to the material due to the cabirium used in its creation.
Development on the alloy that would become Magdymium began as Aurora Industries entered its Phase III modernization program. Aurora scientists and metallurgists had been tasked by Ary Jaxson and Taeli Raaf to create new materials for the company to use in its products and to potentially sell to other companies for their use. While some of the design teams for this part of the program were researching different alloys and materials for use in armor plating and such, one team had been assigned to create something for use in kinetic projectile weaponry such as next-generation mass drivers.
The team was working on a promising combination of Neodymium, Boron, Slivian Iron, and Cabirium that they had found created an immensely powerful magnetic field when an electrical current was passed through it. Even once they turned the power source off, the material still retained a magnetic field that, while weaker than when powered, still remained rather potent. They also began research into whether or not a coating of another material might interfere with the emission of the field, but were pleasantly surprised when their tests came back negative on that front. With their findings, they presented the material to Ary Jaxson for final approval and to send it along to the kinetic weaponry team.
