# 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.

<table class="align-left" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-name%3A-iron-descrip" style="width: 49.1667%; height: 178.781px;"><thead><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-left" style="width: 43.932%; height: 29.7969px;">**Properties**</td><td class="align-left" style="width: 56.068%; height: 29.7969px;"> </td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td data-label="  " style="width: 43.932%;">**Mass:**</td><td data-label=" " style="width: 56.068%;">12.01 square units</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td data-label="  " style="width: 43.932%;">**Rarity:**</td><td data-label=" " style="width: 56.068%;">5%</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td data-label="  " style="width: 43.932%;">**Prevalence:**</td><td data-label=" " style="width: 56.068%;">95%</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-left" data-label="  " style="width: 43.932%; height: 29.7969px;">**Unit Cost:**</td><td class="align-left" data-label=" " style="width: 56.068%; height: 29.7969px;">Varies per universe</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-left" data-label="  " style="width: 43.932%; height: 29.7969px;">**Selling Income Tax:**</td><td class="align-left" data-label=" " style="width: 56.068%; height: 29.7969px;">Varies per universe</td></tr></tbody></table>