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Steel seems to work alright.

I have yet to use a rocket in a space vacuum, so this has never been an issue for me...But I imagine since the temps of the petroleum rocket exceed the melting point of steel, eventually they'll just melt. You'll have to cool them somehow perhaps?

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44 minutes ago, Nitroturtle said:

Thermium provides the highest overheat temperature for equipment, but not the highest melting point.  Try making them out of tungsten.

that information isn't always easily accessible... is there a list of materials with those two values somewhere?

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Just now, LeftyRighty said:

that information isn't always easily accessible... is there a list of materials with those two values somewhere?

I'm not sure if the wiki has that information, or if it's even up to date.  When I'm trying to find the highest melting temperature for a given item, I just construct one out of each material and look at the values in game.

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It's easy to miss, or maybe you already know about it?

But at the top right there's a little book icon. If you click on it, you get an appendix of various items in the game. You can browse through it in a sorted / tabled format, or you can use the search feature. It's like an in-game ONI wiki almost!

If I check Tungsten it says :

Tungsten (Solid) :

Tungsten (Liquid) (6191.3 F)

(W) Tungsten is an extremely tough crystalline Metal.

It is suitable for building Power systems.

Resource Type : Refined Metal

Melting point : 6191.3 F

Hardness : 200 (Nearly Impen...who cares)

Specific Heat Capacity: 0.074 (DTU/g)F

Thermal Conductivity: 33.3333 (DTU/(m*s))/F

Properties : Plumbable, Generic buildable, Solid, Refined Metal

Overheat Temperature: +5000%

 

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6 minutes ago, ruhrohraggy said:

It's easy to miss, or maybe you already know about it?

But at the top right there's a little book icon. If you click on it, you get an appendix of various items in the game. You can browse through it in a sorted / tabled format, or you can use the search feature. It's like an in-game ONI wiki almost!

If I check Tungsten it says :

Tungsten (Solid) :

Tungsten (Liquid) (6191.3 F)

(W) Tungsten is an extremely tough crystalline Metal.

It is suitable for building Power systems.

Resource Type : Refined Metal

Melting point : 6191.3 F

Hardness : 200 (Nearly Impen...who cares)

Specific Heat Capacity: 0.074 (DTU/g)F

Thermal Conductivity: 33.3333 (DTU/(m*s))/F

Properties : Plumbable, Generic buildable, Solid, Refined Metal

Overheat Temperature: +5000%

 

 

thanks, I didn’t even think tungsten could be so durable

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3 minutes ago, Oozinator said:

"Neat" is not the way, humans use it for..
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28263683

The tungsten giveth, and the tungsten taketh away.

"Tungsten carbide is also used for making surgical instruments meant for open surgery (scissors, forceps, hemostats, blade-handles, etc.) and laparoscopic surgery (graspers, scissors/cutter, needle holder, cautery, etc.)." - Wikipedia

But I was mainly referencing machining tools, they sure are purdy.

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It´s a bit counterintuitive, that you can´t use thermium for high temperature automation ...

(Tungsten > Thermium > Niobium > Steel   ; On the left side is the highest melting temperature)

 

Tungsten is the only material able to survive infinite rocket launches without an atmosphere (Rocket heat is capped at 3200K)

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17 hours ago, Neotuck said:

I just use steel for everything on the surface. (Bunkers, doors, automation, sweepers...)

ditto except miners on glass which seem to heat way more than sweepers on tiles.  I think I will switch to ceiling mounted as 2 blocked tiles does not hurt solar output too much.  but steel works 95% of the time for power and automation.  bugs vs melting has been my assumption when they do vanish

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I always assumed it`s common knowledge that tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point. Similarly the devs might have thought. I guess there is need for a tooltip mentioning tungsten has an "extremely high melting point".

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14 hours ago, Sasza22 said:

I always assumed it`s common knowledge that tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point. Similarly the devs might have thought. I guess there is need for a tooltip mentioning tungsten has an "extremely high melting point".

I think, we need melting point in tooltip when we chose material. Going into database for data, that is important when building, is a hassle.

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