Silica

Silica
Derived from Raw Quartz. Commonly used to create glass structures, advanced refinement processes, and alternative production of electronics.
Unlocked at	Quartz Research - Silica
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Silica/Desc_Silica.Desc_Silica_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink value	20
Abbreviation	Silica

Silica is an intermediate item used for a variety of products. It is produced from  Raw Quartz, as a byproduct of  Alumina Solution production or gathered in small amounts from cutting down coral.

Obtaining

Unlocking

 Silica is unlocked via the Quartz Research chain in the MAM using:

20

Resource acquisition

Small amounts of Silica can be gathered by cutting down coral with the Chainsaw.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Alumina Solution	12 × Bauxite 120 / min						18 × Water 180 / min						Refinery 6 sec	12 × Alumina Solution 120 / min 15 MJ/item	5 × Silica 50 / min 36 MJ/item	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Silica	3 × Raw Quartz 22.5 / min												Constructor 8 sec × 8	5 × Silica 37.5 / min 6.4 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Silica
Cheap Silica Alternate	3 × Raw Quartz 22.5 / min						5 × Limestone 37.5 / min						Assembler 8 sec	7 × Silica 52.5 / min 17.14 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Silica

Alternate recipes analysis

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

Recipe	Raw Quartz /min (WP)	Limestone /min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts	Sink value input	Sink value output
Default	36 (34.29 )	-	34.29	12.42	132.61	1.65	540	1200
Cheap	25.71 (24.49 )	42.86 (8.11 )	32.6	46.23	352.01	2.39	471.37	1200

• 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.
  

• Ran out of Silica and there is not enough Raw Quartz or Bauxite nearby? Consider giving Cheap Silica a try. It greatly increases output (by 1.4 times, in fact) at the cost of just some Limestone (and the need to use Assembers.)
  - "A deal so Cheap, you Silican't refuse!"

Usage

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Aluminum Ingot	6 × Aluminum Scrap 90 / min						5 × Silica 75 / min						Foundry 4 sec × 6	4 × Aluminum Ingot 60 / min 16 MJ/item		Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Blade Runners	20 × Silica						3 × Modular Frame						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Blade Runners		Quartz Research - Blade Runners
	3 × Rotor
Non-fissile Uranium	15 × Uranium Waste 37.5 / min						10 × Silica 25 / min						Blender 24 sec	20 × Non-fissile Uranium 50 / min 90 MJ/item	6 × Water 15 / min 300 MJ/item	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
	6 × Nitric Acid 15 / min						6 × Sulfuric Acid 15 / min
Silicon Circuit Board Alternate	11 × Copper Sheet 27.5 / min						11 × Silica 27.5 / min						Assembler 24 sec	5 × Circuit Board 12.5 / min 72 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Quartz Research - Quartz
Fine Concrete Alternate	3 × Silica 7.5 / min						12 × Limestone 30 / min						Assembler 24 sec	10 × Concrete 25 / min 36 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Quartz
Infused Uranium Cell Alternate	5 × Uranium 25 / min						3 × Silica 15 / min						Manufacturer 12 sec	4 × Encased Uranium Cell 20 / min 165 MJ/item		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots Quartz Research - Quartz Sulfur Research - Sulfur
	5 × Sulfur 25 / min						15 × Quickwire 75 / min
Silicon High-Speed Connector Alternate	60 × Quickwire 90 / min						25 × Silica 37.5 / min						Manufacturer 40 sec	2 × High-Speed Connector 3 / min 1100 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector Quartz Research - Quartz
	2 × Circuit Board 3 / min
Frame Window (Concrete)	2 × Silica						2 × Concrete						Build Gun	1 × Frame Window (Concrete)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Concrete Wall Material
Frame Window (FICSIT)	2 × Silica						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Frame Window (FICSIT)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls
Frame Window (Steel)	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Frame Window (Steel)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Steel Wall Material
Full Frame Window	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Full Frame Window		AWESOME Shop - Steel-Framed Windows
Glass Roof 1m	3 × Concrete						2 × Silica						Build Gun	1 × Glass Roof 1m		AWESOME Shop - Glass Roof Material
Glass Roof 2m	3 × Concrete						2 × Silica						Build Gun	1 × Glass Roof 2m		AWESOME Shop - Glass Roof Material
Glass Roof 4m	3 × Concrete						2 × Silica						Build Gun	1 × Glass Roof 4m		AWESOME Shop - Glass Roof Material
Glass Roof Flat	3 × Concrete						2 × Silica						Build Gun	1 × Glass Roof Flat		AWESOME Shop - Glass Roof Material
Hex Frame Window	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Hex Frame Window		AWESOME Shop - Steel-Framed Windows
Panel Window (Concrete)	2 × Silica						2 × Concrete						Build Gun	1 × Panel Window (Concrete)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Concrete Wall Material
Panel Window (FICSIT)	2 × Silica						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Panel Window (FICSIT)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls
Panel Window (Steel)	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Panel Window (Steel)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Steel Wall Material
Reinforced Window (Concrete)	2 × Silica						2 × Concrete						Build Gun	1 × Reinforced Window (Concrete)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Concrete Wall Material
Reinforced Window (FICSIT)	2 × Silica						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Reinforced Window (FICSIT)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls
Reinforced Window (Steel)	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Reinforced Window (Steel)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Steel Wall Material
Single Window (Concrete)	2 × Silica						2 × Concrete						Build Gun	1 × Single Window (Concrete)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Concrete Wall Material
Single Window (FICSIT)	2 × Silica						2 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Single Window (FICSIT)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls
Single Window (Steel)	2 × Silica						2 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Single Window (Steel)		AWESOME Shop - Windowed Walls ∧ AWESOME Shop - Steel Wall Material

AWESOME Sink

 Silica can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 20 points.

History

• Patch 0.5.0.8: Increased stack size from 100 to 200
• Patch 0.3.3.2: New icons for changed resources: Silica
• Patch 0.3.3.0: Reworked & optimized several resources/parts: Silica
• Patch 0.1.16:
  • Added the mesh and icon for Silica
  • Introduced standard recipe (previously only available via alternate recipes).