Abyssalite

Abyssalite

(Ab) Abyssalite is a resilient, crystalline element.

Type

Miscellaneous

Chemical Symbol

Ab

at 3421.85 °C / 6191.33 °F melts into

Molten Tungsten (SHC: 0.134)

Specific Heat Capacity

4 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 2.22 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{g}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Thermal Conductivity

1e-05 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{C}}$ / 0 $\frac{\text{DTU}}{\text{m}\text{s}{}^{\circ }\text{F}}$

Hardness

150 (Nearly Impenetrable)

Strength

2

Light Absorption Factor

100%

Radiation Absorption Factor

90%

Molar Mass

341.76 $\frac{\text{g}}{\text{mol}}$

Default Mass

500 kg

Max Mass

3200 kg

Properties

Solid

Code

elementId

Katairite

localizationID

STRINGS.ELEMENTS.KATAIRITE.NAME

Abyssalite is a very strong solid element in the Miscellaneous category and is found in large veins separating Biomes. It acts as a natural thermal insulator, preventing heat exchange between biomes as long as the abyssalite boundary remains intact. In order to mine abyssalite, a duplicant must possess the Superhard Digging skill. Abyssalite cannot directly be used as a construction material, but can be combined with Reed Fiber and the Rare Resource Isoresin inside a Molecular Forge to create Insulite , which is an extremely similar material that can be used in construction.

Usage

Molecular Forge can produce Insulite from Abyssalite:

15 kg Isoresin + 80 kg Abyssalite + 5 units Reed Fiber = 100 kg Insulite .

Abyss Bugs can eat Abyssalite.

Abyssalite melts into Molten Tungsten .

Thickness of Abyssalite Veins

Naturally spawning Abyssalite veins are generally at least two tiles thick. Two tiles are the minimum thickness that is necessary to insulate heat due to the mechanics of Thermal Conductivity. With only one tile, materials on either side can impart and draw heat at just over half of their own thermal conductivity.

When excavating Abyssalite, especially those surrounding Volcanic Biomes, care should be taken not to thin out the seams too much. It is good practice to check the Temperature Overlay when doing so. Because of Flaking, hot Abyssalite tiles can instantly evaporate liquids, completely ignoring its low thermal conductivity.

Trivia

Abyssalite is named Katairite in game code.

History

• SI-290148: Resource type changes from raw mineral to miscellaneous.

See also

• Flaking - "the abyssalite bug"
• Insulite
• Heat Transfer