Tazutun (Taz-ooh-ton)

Tazutun is a dull beige alloy. Its coloration has become extremely well known as it is frequently applied in a thin layer over dominion constructions; specifically large orbital stations or their military hardware. It often has a matte appearance as the surface is rather rough but can be polished to have a sheen.

Tazutun is a quasicrystal. That is to say the material's atomic matrix (when optimally mixed and generated) is perfectly ordered but the pattern never repeats meaning it cannot easily crack or be scratched. This gives the material respectable atomic strength, though nowhere near pure Arsium or the assortment of dense and fatiuge resistant Muran alloys. Arsium is actually a minor component of Tazutun.   The material is used as an outer plating layer as it has several desirable properties. Tazutun is effectively immune to chemical attack. Even the most voracious nano-acids will struggle to eat through the material. It has strong anti-microbial properties which can kill biological pathogens.   Its quasicrystal matrix is also highly effective at absorbing and dissipating heat, functioning as a thermally superconducting radiator. This makes it highly effective at both radiating waste heat generated by technological systems and absorbing and dissipating the heat energy of various energy weapons. Since the material's atomic matrix does not melt, but rather separated into its individual components which will be molten at a temperature of over 9000 degrees celsius, ablating away and vaporizing to swiftly transport the heat energy away from the targeted region.   This high melting point makes it ideal for spacecraft exteriors, or anything intended to travel at highly hypersonic velocities within atmosphere. Complex heat exchange systems can convert panels of the material from radiators into heat shielding.

Tazutun can be plated or grown utilizing a specialized gravitational harmonic forge utilizing a mixture of vaporized metals. (Titanium, Scanadium, Iridium, Platanium, Arsium, Copper, and Cobalt). It is specifically neccessary to atomize the trace amounts of Arsium into monomolecular powder and inject them into the furnace. Or keep the Arsium as trace amounts of another metal in the mixture.    Such an industrial machine creates a complex series of overlapping nano-scale gravitational waves that vibrate and condense the molecules into the desired crystal state, condensing them onto a seed crystal or target object. How such a crystal grows is highly unpredictable.

This alloy has existed since early in the Space Conflict Era, first being discovered by the Cauldarions.