# Resources # Basic Resources By default, Cosmo Crafter has 13 resources, each with their particularities. Resources can be classified as armour or as fuel. When armour, their durability influences the armour of spacecrafts and defense systems. Each resource has their own mass and rarity%, and these influence the costs on each universe. # Iron ![iron.webp](https://library.cosmocrafter.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/scaled-1680-/MnVDqseWYaVTDEQK-iron.webp)Iron is a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.
**Properties**
**Mass:**55.85 square units
**Rarity:**5%
**Prevalence:**90%
# Titanium ![titanium.webp](https://library.cosmocrafter.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/I9qrQKkPTC4s7X3q-titanium.webp)...
**Properties**
**Mass:**
**Rarity:**5%
**Prevalence:**90%
# Carbon ![carbon.webp](https://library.cosmocrafter.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-09/9dxQExGZChjTxPof-carbon.webp)Carbon is a key component in all known life and has unique properties that make it ideal for many industrial applications including being one of the hardest substances known.
**Properties**
**Mass:**12.01 square units
**Rarity:**5%
**Prevalence:**95%
**Unit Cost:**Varies per universe
**Selling Income Tax:**Varies per universe
# Refined Resources Alternatively, players can create new resources by refining different materials on the Refinery.