Duraplast

Duraplast was a type of metal used during production of durable equipment. It was much stronger than many other metals, and was thus widely used throughout the galaxy by Imperial and New Republic Navies. The main element used in synthesizing duraplast was carbon.

Duraplast was also used in armor, such as Katarn-class commando armor and variants of Mandalorian armor, and was capable of offering protection up to light grenades, Verpine shatter gun rounds, medium slugs, and light laser cannon rounds. Duraplast could also be reinforced to be extremely resistant to EMP and ion cannon warfare. Duraplast also offered very strong protection against lightsabers.

Appearances

Star Wars: The Old Republic Republic Commando: Triple Zero "Elusion Illusion" — Star Wars Insider 66 MedStar I: Battle Surgeons Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel Imperial Commando: 501st The Last Jedi novel "Echoes of the Jedi" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link) Han Solo's Revenge (First appearance) The Force Unleashed II novel Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns Side Trip X-Wing: Isard's Revenge I, Jedi The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse Emissary of the Void The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth Dark Nest I: The Joiner King Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice Legacy of the Force: Revelation Millennium Falcon Fate of the Jedi: Conviction X-Wing: Mercy Kill

Sources

• The Last Command Sourcebook
• Goroth: Slave of the Empire
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• Boba Fett's Armor: An Essential Guide to a Walking Weapon
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• "History of Mandalorian Armor {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (History of Mandalorian Armor backup link (2014/01/31/the-history-of-mandalorian-armor/The History of Mandalorian Armor) not verified!)