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[[Tritanium]] is an ore that is known to be 21.4 times as hard as [[Diamond]]. It is found, among other places, on the planet [[Argus X]]. (TOS: "Obsession") The ability to melt tritanium was beyond [[Federation]] technology in 2364. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")

During the autopsy of Hon-Tihl, the first officer of the IKS Toh'Kaht, in 2369, Dr. Bashir found tritanium alloy fragments in his chest and upper arms, but determined that they were not the cause of his death. (DS9: "Dramatis Personae")

==Uses of Tritanium==
*Tritanium alloy was a widely used construction material. The bulkheads of [[Federation]] [[starship]]s, specifically of the [[Galaxy Class]] and [[Intrepid Class]], were composed of tritanium. (TNG: "Where Silence Has Lease"; VOY: "Repentance")

*The hulls of Axanar cargo ships were composed of tritanium. (ENT: "Fight or Flight") The hulls of Federation [[Type-6 Personnel Shuttlecraft]]s were also composed of tritanium. (TNG: "Rascals")

*Tritanium was also used as a type of armor plating in assault skimmers. (DS9: "Business as Usual")

*Federation [[EJ-7 Interlock]]s were composed of a tritanium compound. (DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")

*The projectile fired from the [[TR-116 Rifle]] was composed of tritanium. (DS9: "Field of Fire")

*[[Borg]] tactical drones possessed a tritanium infrastructure, as did [[Borg Cube]]s. (VOY: "Dark Frontier", "Endgame")

*The detonator of a warhead in a firing range USS Voyager accidentally wandered into was protected by tritanium shielding. (VOY: "Human Error")

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