Mandalorian steel

Mandalorian steel is one of the very few alloys of Mandalorian iron.

Mandalorian steel combines Mandalorian iron's incredible properties with even greater proportional strength. This greater strength allowed it to be worn in thinner plates, allowing superior armor coverage. Generally speaking, Mandalorian steel is approximately three times stronger than an equivalent amount of iron. It can withstand both heat and cold better as well as energy and material stresses. Therefore, the amount of Mandalorian steel needed to cover the same area was one third that of Mandalorian iron.

Except to the expert Mandalorian craftsman, reating an alloy from Mandalorian iron is almost an exercise in futility. The heat required to melt the iron nears that of a starship's reactor, which is impossible for any sentient being to handle while being close enough to deal with smelting and so forth. Only the most talented metal smiths and metallurgists could develop a procedure to create such an alloy.

The price for Mandalorian steel is also greater, generally two or three times the cost of iron.