Bitreconium

Bitreconium (-re-coh-nee-əm) is the colloquial term for bit-reclaimed condensed corda-tungsten-titanium, a metallic alloy of titanium, tungsten and reprocessed cordalite from ferroanalytic fusion processes. It has the distinction of being the first widely-used post-Mendelevian alloy, being integrated into primarily medical applications as well as some commercial use in the shipping, heavy industrial and aerospace sectors. Being composed in part of post-Mendelevian matter in the form of cordalite atoms integrated into the alloy structure, bitreconium disobeys certain physical laws - for example, it resists corrosion and any chemical bonding with pre-Mendelevian matter to an absolute extent, except under specific circumstances that are inreplicable under the standard laws of nature. Its base state is of a silvery-red metal that exhibits no reactivity with pre-Mendelevian matter but high volatility when exposed to other post-Mendelevian compounds.

Characteristics
Bitreconium is a hard, durable and lightweight metallic alloy. It is malleable but not ductile, and slightly ferromagnetic, though this quality is due to iron impurities in its casting and is not a native quality. It is highly corrosion-resistant, actively repelling oxygen molecules from its chemical structure. As a result, a sample of bitreconium can resist degradation indefinitely. This leads to its use in preservation chambers and other environments where unusual conditions must be maintained for long periods of time. Bitreconium however is transparent to high-energy radiation, allowing γ-radiation to pass through its structure unhindered. It should be noted that due to bitreconium's post-Mendelevian chemical content, it does not allow β-particle penetration unless the β-particle is sufficiently energized to allow quantum tunneling behind the barrier. Bitreconium production and manufacturing primarily operates through casting and machining, and extrusion for some specialized purposes. Due to its inertness, bitreconium is non-toxic, though significantly ingested amounts pose a blockage risk.

Color
Bitreconium commonly exhibits a silvery-red color, often due to iron impurities in its component reprocessed cordalite. When bitreconium is cast with specially-purified cordalite, the result is seen to be more silver-blue than red, suggesting that the color of bitreconium is sensitive to its iron content.

Creation
In the process of ferroanalytic fusion, end-product iron from artificial nucleosynthesis processes is taken and subjected to natural-law violations, producing one form of post-Mendelevian matter. The most common end product is the post-Mendelevian metal known as cordalite. Cordalite, when alloyed with the stable metals titanium and tungsten at approximately 4,000 degrees Kelvin, undergoes an atomic integration phase, resulting in metallic bonding of the constituent metals. Bitreconium must then be bit-reclaimed from the alloyed mix for further processing and refinement. This early step usually produces usable bitreconium at approximately 60% of the total mix to start, while further refinement produces higher-grade metal from the remains. Approximately 1% of the mix contains too highly-entropic bitreconium concentrate which is economically unviable to extract; these tailings are considered 'waste' and are redirected to waste reprocessing after approximately three refining cycles.

History
"'A new metal, of a new matter. We are unsure of its qualities, but our calculations predict that its uses will be great.'"

Bitreconium was originally foreseen in 4031 MEC (0011100 BA), in the computations of the Dhuiss Monastic Order, as a minor economic and scientific advancement. It was not until 0011110 BA (4033 MEC) that Eoline Peters formulated a procedure for isolating cordalite and other post-Mendelevian elements from plasmic catchments during fusion power generation†. Experiments with cordalite produced the first samples of bitreconium in the same year, though these samples were described as silvery-blue and nonmagnetic, likely due to the lack of ferrous impurities in the plasma-derived cordalite.

As bit-reclamation procedures improved and cordalite isolation processes were refined, bitreconium as we know it today was perfected as early as 0101001 BA (4044 MEC).

Medical
Today, bitreconium is utilized primarily in the medical sector, as the main constituent in manufactured high-energy particle reflectors for electron nanoscopy, lepton-photon exchange control variators, and specialized ionization shields for radionuclide tracking capsules. Bitreconium's absolute corrosion resistance and unreactivity also make it an ideal housing element for cryogenic apparatus and experimentation.

Heavy Industry
Bitreconium is also used for similar purposes in heavy industry, in particular the power generation sector, where operations of heavy and light nuclear power require   secondary β-particle shielding. In addition, high-energy parts manufacturing also makes use of bitreconium as a shielding and stabilization unitary deoxidative catalyzer.

Environmental Concerns
Bitreconium production in itself is relatively environmentally friendly, incurring little wastage and manageable pollutants - primarily toxic tungsten compounds. However there lies controversy in the mining of bitreconium's secondary constituents, tungsten and titanium and their ores. In particular one deposit of anatase and rutile in the Baria Canyon has been contested in between mining giant Minerologie Ltd. and environmentalist protection groups defending the canyon, claiming both its unique biodiversity and the mining corporation's lack of jurisdiction in neither the Marsuline nor Jakaar regions.

New

 * Minerologie Ltd.

Existing

 * MEC