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# material

The physics body’s material properties, like friction.

```
var material: PhysicsMaterialResource
```

## Discussion

By default, the body’s material resource is set to
[`default`](/documentation/RealityKit/PhysicsMaterialResource/default), which provides a modest amount of
friction and restitution (bounciness).

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