is from a process of conversion from lead. The soft metal is a combination of materials from lead contained in atmospheres of stars, from waters, from different plants etc. as well as different ores from stars in destruction. They then convert the lead substances they have assembled in this soft metal lead, treat it with chemicals to make it hard and still it must undergo another process, which they are not allowed to disclose, in order to make the metal suitable for Beamships. The final product is an alloy. The alloy is basically a copper-nickel-silver-alloy which also contains gold for certain Beamships. We could produce the alloy on Earth but it would be missing some of the unusual ingredients. Throughout the universe there exists all the same metals. We have most of them on Earth, yet not all. Even though we could produce the alloy from our known metals it would not be the same. We must first develop space travel in order to get to outer space to find some of the components.
Billy was provided with a sample of ruby, a piece of malachite and fluorite. The crystals were a gift to Billy which he could sell if he chose. Three pieces of metal were given to Billy that represent the 3rd, 4th and 5th steps of a seven step process in making the metal.
1st phase: Absorb the lead substances from the atmosphere and condense them into pure lead.
2nd phase: Extract all dangerous radiation's form the lead.
3rd phase: Use a heat process which converts the lead into alloy.
4th, 5th and 6th phases: Different processes of heat to create the final alloy. Water is used to cool the alloy. The ships are then built with a process similar to our welding but more sophisticated. The process liquefies the metal in a cold state and lets it flow into another making it complete without suture forming one single piece. Marcel Vogel of IBM and a specialist from Europe tested the metal samples to the conclusion that Earth technology at this time could not produce them. Even though the elements of the alloy and the process by which they cling together retaining their own discreteness is a mystery.