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Plasteel cylinders in the Sith Base on Taris.
Plasteel, sometimes called plastisteel, was a material that combined acrylic polymers and metal alloys. Plasteel retained the elastic strength of plastics while benefiting from the strength and heat resistance of metal. However, it was not a miracle substance. Pressed thin enough for comfortable armor, plasteel would not impede a blaster bolt, or even an old fashioned slug. Plasteel was most commonly used in armor, spaceship components, containers, and construction. It was capable of yellowing with age.[1]
The Scarab Droid's body casing was made of plasteel.[2]
Behind the scenes
The word plasteel is a portmanteau of plastic and steel. The term appears in Frank Herbert's Dune series and may have been coined by Harlan Ellison, who used it as early as 1956.
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (As "plastisteel")
- Death Star Technical Companion (As "plastisteel")
- Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (As "plasti-steel")
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley (As "plastisteel")
"Wanted by Cracken" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide (as plassteel)
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- "Thyferra: Bacta Basics" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy
- "Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut, Part 7 — The Grand Army of the Republic {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut, Part 7 — The Grand Army of the Republic backup link (2014/04/08/the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-part-7-the-grand-army-of-the-republic//Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut, Part 7 — The Grand Army of the Republic) not verified!)
