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Does a Transformative weapon, made of a Special Material, such as Adamantine, or Mithral, still continue to count as said material, when transformed?
Example: Adamantine Greataxe transformed into Quarterstaff.
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As you said yourself, it doesn't say anything about changing composition.
However, it also says that if it has Keen in it's base form and it turns into a blunt weapon then it would lose Keen until it's a slashing weapon again. That makes it seem that you're not supposed to be able to get a weapon normally unobtainable. That's an RAI argument though and not RAW.
I don't think you're going to find a clear answer outside of a FAQ, so I'll tag it for you.
Personally, I would just go with what makes sense. It specifically says it changes its shape but has no mention of material. I think it makes no sense at all to assume that the material changes when all the weapon is doing is changing shape. It makes sense that Keen is suppressed when it's a blunt weapon because Keen is about being super duper sharp. I would say it retains the original material properties while transformed.
I would say RAW is more weighted on your side, but could still swing either way at this point.
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For the record, I think you should be allowed to turn it into a Quarterstaff from a Greatsword or something like that from a peer RAW standpoint. I feel the "It's wielded differently" argument doesn't hold weight when a Flail is wielded much differently than a Scimitar but you can switch between those two perfectly fine.
The main problem I see with it is that a double weapon is a weapon on both sides and can be enchanted differently. If you transform, do both sides have the magical enchantments or just one? That's another gray area. It makes sense that both sides are of the material (you're already paying 10K for the enchantment, which is plenty to cover both sides of special material cost), but it starts to become pretty exploitable from a cost standpoint if other magical enchantments start applying to both sides.
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For non-double weapons transformed into double weapons, I expect only one side to have the benefits of enchantments.
There seems to be a precedent amongst spells/abilities to have it work this way.
Even if we follow this precedent with Special Materials, you still have one end counting as said material.
I, in practice, would avoid double/non-double transformations because of this.
I am much more interested in a simpler issue.
Special Material weapons continuing to count as said Special Materials, after transformation.
