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Material Traders allow you to exchange materials in order to acquire materials that you lack, such as exchanging Iron for Zinc.

Material traders are one of three types: Raw, Manufactured, and Data.

==Material Trade Costs==

Materials can be traded to go up grades, down grades, and across categories:
* Going up one grade costs 6 for each grade, multiplicatively
* Doing down one grade gives 3 for each grade, multiplicatively
* Changing category costs 6, no matter how many categories you jump

Shown below is a table of trade costs and results.

{| class="wikitable"
! In:Out
! Down 4
! Down 3
! Down 2
! Down 1
! Same Grade
! Up 1
! Up 2
! Up 3
! Up 4
|-
! Same Category
| 1:81
| 1:27
| 1:9
| 1:3
| 1:1
| 6:1
| 36:1
| 216:1
| 1296:1*
|-
! Different Category
| 2:27
| 2:9
| 2:3
| 2:1
| 6:1
| 36:1
| 216:1
| 1291:1*
| 7776:1*
|}
Trades marked with an asterisk are normally not possible directly, since materials have a storage cap. You will need to use an intermediate material in order to do these trades.

In some cases, it may be possible to trade materials up grades despite this, since 2.4 has an overall material cap of 1000 for raw + manufactured and 500 for data.

==Material Trader Types==

Different material trader types offer different trading possibilities.

The tables below show what materials each type of trader works with.

===Raw===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" | Category 1
|-
| {{Material|Carbon|1}}
| {{Material|Vanadium|2}}
| {{Material|Niobium|3}}
| {{Material|Yttrium}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Category 2
|-
| {{Material|Phosphorus|1}}
| {{Material|Chromium|2}}
| {{Material|Molybdenum}}
| {{Material|Technetium|5}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Category 3
|-
| {{Material|Sulphur|1}}
| {{Material|Manganese|2}}
| {{Material|Cadmium|4}}
| {{Material|Ruthenium}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Category 4
|-
| {{Material|Iron|1}}
| {{Material|Zinc|2}}
| {{Material|Tin|4}}
| {{Material|Selenium|3}}
| {{Material|Antimony}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Category 5
|-
| {{Material|Nickel|1}}
| {{Material|Germanium|2}}
| {{Material|Tungsten|3}}
| {{Material|Tellurium|5}}
| {{Material|Polonium|5}}
|-
! colspan="5" | Category 6
|-
| {{Material|Rhenium|1}}
| {{Material|Arsenic|3}}
| {{Material|Mercury}}
| {{Material|Zirconium|3}}
|}

===Manufactured===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" | Chemical
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Chemical Storage Units|Chemical Storage Units]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Chemical Processors|Chemical Processors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Chemical Distillery|Chemical Distillery]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Chemical Manipulators|Chemical Manipulators]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Pharmaceutical Isolators|Pharmaceutical<br>Isolators]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Thermic
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Tempered Alloys|Tempered Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Heat Resistant Ceramics|Heat Resistant<br>Ceramics]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Precipitated Alloys|Precipitated Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Thermic Alloys|Thermic Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Military Grade Alloys|Military Grade Alloys]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Heat
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Heat Conduction Wiring|Heat Conduction Wiring]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Heat Dispersion Plate|Heat Dispersion Plate]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Heat Exchangers|Heat Exchangers]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Heat Vanes|Heat Vanes]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Proto Heat Radiators|Proto Heat Radiators]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Conductive
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Basic Conductors|Basic Conductors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Conductive Components|Conductive Components]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Conductive Ceramics|Conductive Ceramics]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Conductive Polymers|Conductive Polymers]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Biotech Conductors|Biotech Conductors]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Mechanical Components
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Mechanical Scrap|Mechanical Scrap]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Mechanical Equipment|Mechanical Equipment]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Mechanical Components|Mechanical<br>Components]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Configurable Components|Configurable<br>Components]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Improvised Components|Improvised Components]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Capacitors
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Grid Resistors|Grid Resistors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Hybrid Capacitors|Hybrid Capacitors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Electrochemical Arrays|Electrochemical<br>Arrays]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Polymer Capacitors|Polymer Capacitors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Military Supercapacitors|Military<br>Supercapacitors]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Shielding
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Worn Shield Emitters|Worn Shield Emitters]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Shield Emitters|Shield Emitters]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Shielding Sensors|Shielding Sensors]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Compound Shielding|Compound Shielding]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Imperial Shielding|Imperial Shielding]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Composite
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Compact Composites|Compact Composites]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Filament Composites|Filament Composites]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/High Density Composites|High Density Composites]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Proprietary Composites|Proprietary Composites]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Core Dynamics Composites|Core Dynamics<br>Composites]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Crystals
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Crystal Shards|Crystal Shards]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Flawed Focus Crystals|Flawed Focus Crystals]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Focus Crystals|Focus Crystals]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Refined Focus Crystals|Refined Focus Crystals]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Exquisite Focus Crystals|Exquisite Focus<br>Crystals]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Alloys
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Salvaged Alloys|Salvaged Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Galvanising Alloys|Galvanising Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Phase Alloys|Phase Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Proto Light Alloys|Proto Light Alloys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Proto Radiolic Alloys|Proto Radiolic Alloys]]
|}

===Data===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" | Emission Data
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Exceptional Scrambled Emission Data|Exceptional Scrambled<br>Emission Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Irregular Emission Data|Irregular Emission Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Unexpected Emission Data|Unexpected Emission<br>Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Decoded Emission Data|Decoded Emission Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Abnormal Compact Emissions Data|Abnormal Compact<br>Emissions Data]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Wake Scans
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes|Atypical Disrupted<br>Wake Echoes]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Anomalous FSD Telemetry|Anomalous FSD<br>Telemetry]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Strange Wake Solutions|Strange Wake<br>Solutions]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectories|Eccentric Hyperspace<br>Trajectories]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Datamined Wake Exceptions|Datamined Wake<br>Exceptions]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Shield Data
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Distorted Shield Cycle Recordings|Distorted Shield Cycle<br>Recordings]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Inconsistent Shield Soak Analysis|Inconsistent Shield<br>Soak Analysis]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Untypical Shield Scans|Untypical Shield Scans]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Aberrant Shield Pattern Analysis|Aberrant Shield<br>Pattern Analysis]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Peculiar Shield Frequency Data|Peculiar Shield<br>Frequency Data]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Encryption Files
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Unusual Encrypted Files|Unusual Encrypted<br>Files]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Tagged Encryption Codes|Tagged Encryption<br>Codes]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Open Symmetric Keys|Open Symmetric Keys]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Atypical Encryption Keys|Atypical Encryption<br>Archives]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Adaptive Encryptors Capture|Adaptive Encryptors<br>Capture]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Data Archives
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Anomalous Bulk Data Scan|Anomalous Bulk Scan<br>Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Unidentified Scan Archives|Unidentified Scan<br>Archives]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Classified Scan Databanks|Classified Scan<br>Databanks]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Divergent Scan Data|Divergent Scan Data]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Classified Scan Fragment|Classified Scan<br>Fragment]]
|-
! colspan="5" | Encoded Firmware
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Specialised Legacy Firmware|Specialised Legacy<br>Firmware]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Modified Consumer Firmware|Modified Consumer<br>Firmware]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Cracked Industrial Firmware|Cracked Industrial<br>Firmware]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Security Firmware Patch|Security Firmware<br>Patch]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[Elite: Dangerous/Modified Embedded Firmware|Modified Embedded<br>Firmware]]
|}

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