            Thickness of the material
        density : `astropy.units.Quantity`
            Density of the material

        Returns
        -------
        `roentgen.absorption.material.Material`
            The material
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        material = Material(&#39;h&#39;, thickness, density)
        material.name = name
        # probably don&#39;t need this
        material.density = density

        # TODO remove in favour of upstream fix when completed
        #  see https://github.com/ehs