Iron Rod

Iron Rod
Used for crafting. One of the most basic parts.
Unlocked at	The beginning
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/IronRod/Desc_IronRod.Desc_IronRod_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink value	4

“	There’s all kinds of things you can do with these!	„
	~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve

Iron Rod is one of the first two resources available to craft after The HUB is built, the other being Iron Plate. Iron Rods are one of the basic building materials used for many structures.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Iron Rod	1 × Iron Ingot 15 / min												Constructor 4 sec × 1	1 × Iron Rod 15 / min 16 MJ/item		The beginning
Steel Rod Alternate	1 × Steel Ingot 12 / min												Constructor 5 sec	4 × Iron Rod 48 / min 5 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Iron Rod / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Coal /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	32.31 (4.59 )	-	4.59	52.56	569.24	5.13
Steel	5.38 (0.77 )	10 (3.32 )	4.09	16.91	165.41	1.7

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. Exceptions are:
  • Iron Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Steel Ingot#Alternate recipes analysis - Solid Steel Ingot

Usage

Research

 Iron Rod is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain and Power Slugs Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Beacon	3 × Iron Plate 22.5 / min						1 × Iron Rod 7.5 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec × 2	1 × Beacon 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 1 - Field Research
	15 × Wire 112.5 / min						2 × Cable 15 / min
Chainsaw	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						25 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 15	1 × Chainsaw		Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing
	160 × Screw						15 × Cable
Factory Cart	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						4 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Factory Cart		AWESOME Shop - FICSIT Factory Cart™
	2 × Rotor
Golden Factory Cart	15 × Caterium Ingot						4 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Golden Factory Cart		AWESOME Shop - Golden FICSIT Factory Cart™
	2 × Rotor
Iron Rebar	1 × Iron Rod 15 / min												Constructor 4 sec × 1	1 × Iron Rebar 15 / min 16 MJ/item		Alien Organisms - The Rebar Gun
Modular Frame	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 3 / min						12 × Iron Rod 12 / min						Assembler 60 sec × 15	2 × Modular Frame 2 / min 450 MJ/item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Portable Miner	2 × Iron Plate						4 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Portable Miner		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 1
Rebar Gun	6 × Reinforced Iron Plate						16 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 25	1 × Rebar Gun		Alien Organisms - The Rebar Gun
	100 × Screw
Rotor	5 × Iron Rod 20 / min						25 × Screw 100 / min						Assembler 15 sec × 6	1 × Rotor 4 / min 225 MJ/item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Screw	1 × Iron Rod 10 / min												Constructor 6 sec × 3	4 × Screw 40 / min 6 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Xeno-Zapper	10 × Iron Rod						2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Xeno-Zapper		The beginning
	15 × Cable						50 × Wire
Zipline	1 × Xeno-Zapper						30 × Quickwire						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Zipline		Caterium Research - Zipline
	3 × Iron Rod						10 × Cable
Automated Miner Alternate	1 × Motor 1 / min						4 × Steel Pipe 4 / min						Manufacturer 60 sec	1 × Portable Miner 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	4 × Iron Rod 4 / min						2 × Iron Plate 2 / min
Biomass Burner	15 × Iron Plate						15 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Biomass Burner		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 6
	25 × Wire
Catwalk Corner	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk Corner		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Catwalk Crossing	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk Crossing		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Catwalk Ramp	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk Ramp		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Catwalk Stairs	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk Stairs		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Catwalk Straight	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk Straight		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Catwalk T-Crossing	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Catwalk T-Crossing		AWESOME Shop - Modern Catwalks
Conveyor Ceiling Mount	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Ceiling Mount		AWESOME Shop - Conveyor Ceiling Mount
	2 × Concrete
Conveyor Lift Floor Hole	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Lift Floor Hole		AWESOME Shop - Conveyor Lift Floor Hole
	2 × Concrete
Conveyor Merger	2 × Iron Plate						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Merger		Tier 1 - Logistics
Conveyor Pole	1 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Pole		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 4
	1 × Concrete
Conveyor Wall Mount	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Wall Mount		AWESOME Shop - Conveyor Wall Mount
	2 × Concrete
Craft Bench	3 × Iron Plate						3 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Craft Bench		The beginning
Double Wall Outlet Mk.1	8 × Wire						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Double Wall Outlet Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.1
Double Wall Outlet Mk.2	16 × Quickwire						4 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Double Wall Outlet Mk.2		Caterium Research AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.2
Equipment Workshop	6 × Iron Plate						4 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Equipment Workshop		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 1
Hazard Storage Box	6 × Iron Plate						6 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Hazard Storage Box		AWESOME Shop - Hazard Box - Personal Storage Skin
Hypertube Floor Hole	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Hypertube Floor Hole		AWESOME Shop - Hypertube Floor Hole
	2 × Concrete
Industrial Railing	4 × Iron Rod												Build Gun	1 × Industrial Railing		AWESOME Shop - Industrial Railing
Ladder	2 × Iron Rod												Build Gun	1 × Ladder		AWESOME Shop - Architecture
Lookout Tower	5 × Iron Plate						5 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Lookout Tower		Tier 1 - Base Building
Medical Storage Box	6 × Iron Plate						6 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Medical Storage Box		AWESOME Shop - Medical Box - Personal Storage Skin
Modern Railing	2 × Iron Rod												Build Gun	1 × Modern Railing		AWESOME Shop - Modern Railing
Personal Storage Box	6 × Iron Plate						6 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Personal Storage Box		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 1 (HUB upgrade) Tier 1 - Field Research (standalone building)
Pipeline Floor Hole	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Pipeline Floor Hole		AWESOME Shop - Pipeline Floor Hole
	2 × Concrete
Pipeline Wall Hole	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Pipeline Wall Hole		AWESOME Shop - Pipeline Wall Attachments
	2 × Concrete
Pipeline Wall Support	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Pipeline Wall Support		AWESOME Shop - Pipeline Wall Attachments
	2 × Concrete
Power Pole Mk.1	3 × Wire						1 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
	1 × Concrete
Power Pole Mk.2	6 × Quickwire						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.2		Caterium Research
	2 × Concrete
Smelter	5 × Iron Rod						8 × Wire						Build Gun	1 × Smelter		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Space Elevator	500 × Concrete						250 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Space Elevator		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 6
	400 × Iron Rod						1500 × Wire
Stackable Conveyor Pole	2 × Iron Rod						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Stackable Conveyor Pole		Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2
	2 × Concrete
Stackable Hypertube Support	4 × Iron Plate						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Stackable Hypertube Support		Tier 4 - Hypertubes
	2 × Concrete
Stackable Pipeline Support	4 × Iron Plate						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Stackable Pipeline Support		Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3
	2 × Concrete
Storage Container	10 × Iron Plate						10 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Storage Container		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 5
Street Light	10 × Quickwire						4 × Wire						Build Gun	1 × Street Light		AWESOME Shop - Street Light
	4 × Iron Rod
Walkway Crossing	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Walkway Crossing		AWESOME Shop - Walkways
Walkway Ramp	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Walkway Ramp		AWESOME Shop - Walkways
Walkway Straight	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Walkway Straight		AWESOME Shop - Walkways
Walkway T-Crossing	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Walkway T-Crossing		AWESOME Shop - Walkways
Walkway Turn	2 × Iron Rod						1 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Walkway Turn		AWESOME Shop - Walkways
Wall Outlet Mk.1	4 × Wire						1 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Wall Outlet Mk.1		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3 AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.1
Wall Outlet Mk.2	8 × Quickwire						2 × Iron Rod						Build Gun	1 × Wall Outlet Mk.2		Caterium Research AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.2

AWESOME Sink

 Iron Rod can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 4 points.

Gallery

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  A simple factory producing some Iron Rods, Iron Plates and Screws.

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  The schematic showing the same factory.

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  A mid-scale Iron Production producing a variety of iron-related products.

History

• Patch 0.4.0.0: Increased stack size from 100 to 200