Salvage

"High value metals collected from war salvage."

- In-Game Description

Salvage is a common component that can be found on Mars, Jupiter and Sedna. It is usually found in quantities of hundreds. Salvage is an important component in crafting many blueprints.

Blueprints Requiring Salvage
Click to view the Blueprints requiring Salvage. 

Market
"By purchasing this item you can directly exchange 30 for 3000 Salvage."

- In-Game Description

Beginning in Update 9 materials could be purchased directly from the market for.

Gathering Tips
''These are based on opinions and may not be true. These should be viewed as advice for finding the materials until better facts are proven.''
 * Olympus (Defense Mission) in Mars has a high drop rate of Salvage. The endless defense mission has a higher concentration of mobs and also contains a high amount of storage containers and lockers, which also have a chance to drop Salvage.
 * Carme (Capture) on Jupiter has a very high chance to drop salvage, average of 2000 a run if you loot all of the containers and lockers.
 * Io and Callisto (Defense Mission) in Jupiter also have a very high drop rate of salvage. Approx. 800 - 900 after each run. (wave 5)
 * Kappa (Mobile Defense) in Sedna, since Update 9.5.3, will drop Salvage in plentiful amounts. Remember to bring four people to maximize mob spawns, and any mob clearing abilities (such as Nova's Molecular Prime) to quickly wipe out mobs, making room for more spawns. Groups of three yield 500-700+, while groups of four meeting the above criteria yield 1000+ per run.