diff --git a/Content.Server/Content.Server.csproj b/Content.Server/Content.Server.csproj
index 9e25ed3229..6432c0902a 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Content.Server.csproj
+++ b/Content.Server/Content.Server.csproj
@@ -147,5 +147,7 @@
     <None Include="packages.config" />
     <Compile Include="GameObjects\Components\Power\SmesComponent.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GameObjects\Components\Power\ApcComponent.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Materials\Material.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GameObjects\Components\Materials\MaterialComponent.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Content.Server/EntryPoint.cs b/Content.Server/EntryPoint.cs
index 84ac78490a..1a688822b9 100644
--- a/Content.Server/EntryPoint.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/EntryPoint.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Weapon.Ranged.Hitscan;
 using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Weapon.Ranged.Projectile;
 using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Projectiles;
 using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Weapon.Melee;
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Materials;
 
 namespace Content.Server
 {
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ namespace Content.Server
             factory.Register<PoweredLightComponent>();
             factory.Register<SmesComponent>();
             factory.Register<ApcComponent>();
+            factory.Register<MaterialComponent>();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Materials/MaterialComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Materials/MaterialComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12400e8a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Materials/MaterialComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Content.Server.Materials;
+using SS14.Shared.GameObjects;
+using SS14.Shared.Interfaces.Reflection;
+using SS14.Shared.Interfaces.Serialization;
+using SS14.Shared.IoC;
+using SS14.Shared.Prototypes;
+using SS14.Shared.Serialization;
+using SS14.Shared.Utility;
+
+namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Materials
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Component to store data such as "this object is made out of steel".
+    ///     This is not a storage system for say smelteries.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MaterialComponent : Component
+    {
+        public const string SerializationCache = "mat";
+        public override string Name => "Material";
+
+        Dictionary<object, Material> MaterialTypes;
+
+        public override void ExposeData(ObjectSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            base.ExposeData(serializer);
+
+            // TODO: Writing.
+            if (!serializer.Reading)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (serializer.TryGetCacheData(SerializationCache, out Dictionary<object, Material> cached))
+            {
+                MaterialTypes = cached.ShallowClone();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            MaterialTypes = new Dictionary<object, Material>();
+
+            if (serializer.TryReadDataField("materials", out List<MaterialDataEntry> list))
+            {
+                var protoMan = IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>();
+                int index = 0;
+                foreach (var entry in list)
+                {
+                    var proto = protoMan.Index<MaterialPrototype>(entry.Value);
+                    MaterialTypes[entry.Key] = proto.Material;
+                    index++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            serializer.SetCacheData(SerializationCache, MaterialTypes.ShallowClone());
+        }
+
+        class MaterialDataEntry : IExposeData
+        {
+            public object Key;
+            public string Value;
+
+            public void ExposeData(ObjectSerializer serializer)
+            {
+                if (!serializer.Reading)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var refl = IoCManager.Resolve<IReflectionManager>();
+                Value = serializer.ReadDataField("mat", "unobtanium");
+                var key = serializer.ReadDataField("key", string.Empty);
+                if (refl.TryParseEnumReference(key, out var @enum))
+                {
+                    Key = @enum;
+                    return;
+                }
+                Key = key;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Content.Server/Materials/Material.cs b/Content.Server/Materials/Material.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9941cfb007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Content.Server/Materials/Material.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+using SS14.Shared.Interfaces.Serialization;
+using SS14.Shared.Maths;
+using SS14.Shared.Prototypes;
+using SS14.Shared.Serialization;
+using SS14.Shared.Utility;
+using YamlDotNet.RepresentationModel;
+
+namespace Content.Server.Materials
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Materials are read-only storage for the properties of specific materials.
+    ///     Properties should be intrinsic (or at least as much is necessary for game purposes).
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Material : IExposeData
+    {
+        public string Name => _name;
+        private string _name = "unobtanium";
+
+        public Color Color => _color;
+        private Color _color = Color.Gray;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Volumetric mass density, in kg.m^-3.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double Density => _density;
+        private double _density = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Electrical resistivity, NOT resistance.
+        ///     Unit is ohm-meter (Ω⋅m).
+        /// </summary>
+        public double ElectricResistivity => _electricResistivity;
+        private double _electricResistivity = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Thermal conductivity, in W.m-1.K-1
+        /// </summary>
+        public double ThermalConductivity => _thermalConductivity;
+        private double _thermalConductivity = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Specific heat, in J.kg-1.K-1
+        /// </summary>
+        public double SpecificHeat => _specificHeat;
+        private double _specificHeat = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Controls how durable the material is.
+        ///     Basically how slowly it degrades.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double Durability => _durability;
+        private double _durability = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Multiplier for how much this resists damage.
+        ///     So higher means armor is more effective, for example.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double Hardness => _hardness;
+        private double _hardness = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Multiplier that determines damage on sharpness-based weapons like knives.
+        ///     Higher means more damage is done.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double SharpDamage { get; } = 1;
+        private double _sharpDamage = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Multiplier that determines damage on blunt-based weapons like clubs.
+        ///     Higher means more damage is done.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double BluntDamage { get; } = 1;
+        private double _bluntDamage = 1;
+
+        public void ExposeData(ObjectSerializer serializer)
+        {
+            serializer.DataField(ref _name, "name", "unobtanium", alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _color, "color", Color.Gray, alwaysWrite: true);
+
+            // All default material params are initialized to 1 because
+            // I'm too lazy to figure out for which that's necessary to prevent divisions by zero in case left out.
+            serializer.DataField(ref _density, "density", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _electricResistivity, "electricresistivity", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _thermalConductivity, "thermalconductivity", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _specificHeat, "specificheat", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _durability, "durability", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _hardness, "hardness", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _sharpDamage, "sharpdamage", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+            serializer.DataField(ref _bluntDamage, "bluntdamage", 1, alwaysWrite: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Prototype("material")]
+    public class MaterialPrototype : IPrototype, IIndexedPrototype
+    {
+        public string ID { get; private set; }
+
+        public Material Material { get; private set; }
+
+        public void LoadFrom(YamlMappingNode mapping)
+        {
+            ID = mapping["id"].AsString();
+
+            var ser = YamlObjectSerializer.NewReader(mapping);
+            Material = new Material();
+            Material.ExposeData(ser);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/materials.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/materials.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16ffd541f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/materials.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- type: material
+  id: steel
+  name: Steel
+  color: gray
+  density: 7700
+  electricresistivity: 6.9e-7
+  thermalconductivity: 18
+  specificheat: 500
+
+- type: material
+  id: glass
+  name: Glass
+  color: '#e8f0ff33'
+  density: 2500
+  electricresistivity: 1.0e+13
+  thermalconductivity: 0.9
+  specificheat: 840
diff --git a/engine b/engine
index 696bf486a6..8aa6d1ccc3 160000
--- a/engine
+++ b/engine
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 696bf486a67ebe953a69fe81e227c1e957bb2ca6
+Subproject commit 8aa6d1ccc32310a2d410fb48e8cc029731cf8c59