Steel Ingot
| Steel Ingot | |
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| Steel Ingots are made from Iron Ore that's been smelted with Coal. They are made into several parts used in building construction. | |
| Unlocked at | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production |
| Stack size | 100 |
| Sink value | 8 |
Blueprint path
/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/SteelIngot/Desc_SteelIngot.Desc_SteelIngot_C | |
Steel Ingots are smelted from Iron Ore and Coal in Foundries. They are used to produce Steel Pipes and Steel Beams.
Contents
Obtaining[edit | edit source]
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 ×  Iron Ore 45 / min | 3 ×  Coal 45 / min | Foundry 4 sec  × 6 | 3 ×  Steel Ingot 45 / min 21.33 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | ||||||||||||
15 × Iron Ore 75 / min | 15 ×  Petroleum Coke 75 / min | Foundry 12 sec | 20 × Steel Ingot 100 / min 9.6 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
6 × Iron Ore 22.5 / min | 3 ×  Compacted Coal 11.25 / min | Foundry 16 sec | 10 × Steel Ingot 37.5 / min 25.6 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Alternate Recipe - Compacted Coal | ||||||||||||
2 ×  Iron Ingot 40 / min | 2 × Coal 40 / min | Foundry 3 sec | 3 × Steel Ingot 60 / min 16 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | ||||||||||||
Alternate recipes analysis[edit | edit source]
The following shows different ways to produce 1 Steel Ingot / second, or 60 / min:
| Recipe | Iron Ore /min (WP) |
Coal /min (WP) |
Sulfur /min (WP) |
Crude Oil m3/min (WP) |
Total WP | Total Energy /item (MJ) |
Space (m2) |
Building counts |
Sink value input (item) |
Sink value input (ore) |
Sink value output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 60 (8.53) |
60 (19.42) |
- | - | 27.95 | 42.84 | 120 | 1.33 | 240 | 240 | 480 |
| Coke | 45 (6.39) |
- | - | 11.25 (9.62) |
16.01 | 46.72 (+9%) | 204 (+70%) | 1.35 | 945 | 123.75 | 480 |
| Compacted | 36 (5.12) |
18 (5.83) |
18 (26.32) |
- | 37.27 | 49.34 (+15%) | 252 (+110%) | 2.32 | 540 | 290 | 480 |
| Solid | 21.54 (3.06) |
40 (12.94) |
- | - | 16.00 | 47.53 (+11%) | 214 (+78%) | 1.62 | 200 | 141.54 | 480 |
- 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.
- Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
- Energy for sinking byproducts are considered, assuming using Conveyor Belt Mk.5.
Usage[edit | edit source]
Crafting[edit | edit source]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Building | Products | Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 × Steel Ingot 60 / min | Constructor 3 sec | 2 ×  Empty Canister 40 / min 6 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport | |||||||||||||
3 × Steel Ingot 7.5 / min | 2 ×  Plastic 5 / min | Assembler 24 sec | 18 ×  Iron Plate 45 / min 20 MJ / item | Tier 5 - Oil Processing | ||||||||||||
1 × Steel Ingot 12 / min | Constructor 5 sec | 4 ×  Iron Rod 48 / min 5 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | |||||||||||||
4 × Steel Ingot 60 / min | Constructor 4 sec × 2 | 1 ×  Steel Beam 15 / min 16 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | |||||||||||||
3 × Steel Ingot 30 / min | Constructor 6 sec × 3 | 2 ×  Steel Pipe 20 / min 12 MJ / item | Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production | |||||||||||||
AWESOME Sink[edit | edit source]
Tips[edit | edit source]
- Solid Steel is the most efficient recipe, due to conserving Coal which is the rarer component and allowing for the incorporation with a ratio of Iron Ore to ingot greater than 1:1.
- If a large Iron Ingot pipeline is already established, a Solid Steel foundry can draw from that rather than requiring a separate ore stream.
- Solid Steel can also take advantage of the Iron Alloy Ingot or Pure Iron Ingot alternate recipes, increasing ore efficiency even further.
- Compacted Steel can become useful in mid-to-late-game if Sulfur is available in sufficient amounts.
- Steel is better than iron for most purposes (using alternate recipes), but iron is better for making Iron Plates, and can also be made into Wire, while steel cannot.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Schematic of above steel production.
A mid-game steel production setup.
The calculator showing the above setup.
History[edit | edit source]
- Patch 0.3: Increased the amount of product from two to three, buffing it by 50%. A new alternate recipe is added.
