Iridium Plates

"Iridium Plates is made from layers of Iridium and other metals. It performs better than Tritanium Plates."

General
Iridium Plates are a direct upgrade over Tritanium Plates, commonly used in medium-level bases.

Advantages
Iridium Plates are better overall than Tritanium Plates, offering greater protection and having a relatively high mass efficiency.

Disadvantages
Iridium Plates lose out to Capacitive Plates I as well as Zynthium Plates as a whole.

Trivia

 * It used to be called Iridium Composite along with the ship version, but was simplified to Iridium Plates.
 * The equipping time of all old blueprint items for bases was reduced by half during the May 2020 update.