Steel Pipe

This article is about the item. For the logistic structures used to transport fluids, see Pipeline.

Steel Pipe
Steel Pipes are used most often when constructing a little more advanced buildings.
Unlocked at	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/SteelPipe/Desc_SteelPipe.Desc_SteelPipe_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink value	24

Steel Pipe is an early-game component used to craft many mid-game buildings and items. It is one of two primary products made out of steel, the other being  Steel Beams.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Steel Pipe	3 × Steel Ingot 30 / min												Constructor 6 sec × 3	2 × Steel Pipe 20 / min 12 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production

Usage

Research

 Steel Pipe is used in the Caterium Research chain, Sulfur Research chain and Nutrients Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Explosive Rebar	2 × Iron Rebar 10 / min						2 × Smokeless Powder 10 / min						Manufacturer 12 sec	1 × Explosive Rebar 5 / min 660 MJ/item		Sulfur Research - Explosive Rebar
	2 × Steel Pipe 10 / min
Heavy Modular Frame	5 × Modular Frame 10 / min						15 × Steel Pipe 30 / min						Manufacturer 30 sec × 9	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 2 / min 1650 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
	5 × Encased Industrial Beam 10 / min						100 × Screw 200 / min
Nobelisk	2 × Steel Pipe 20 / min						2 × Black Powder 20 / min						Assembler 6 sec × 5	1 × Nobelisk 10 / min 90 MJ/item		Sulfur Research - The Nobelisk Detonator
Rifle	25 × Steel Pipe						2 × Motor						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Rifle		Sulfur Research - The Rifle
	10 × Rubber						250 × Screw
Stator	3 × Steel Pipe 15 / min						8 × Wire 40 / min						Assembler 12 sec × 9	1 × Stator 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Crystal Beacon Alternate	4 × Steel Beam 2 / min						16 × Steel Pipe 8 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec	20 × Beacon 10 / min 330 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production Quartz Research - Quartz Crystals
	1 × Crystal Oscillator 0.5 / min
Encased Industrial Pipe Alternate	7 × Steel Pipe 28 / min						5 × Concrete 20 / min						Assembler 15 sec	1 × Encased Industrial Beam 4 / min 225 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Heavy Encased Frame Alternate	8 × Modular Frame 7.5 / min						10 × Encased Industrial Beam 9.375 / min						Manufacturer 64 sec	3 × Heavy Modular Frame 2.8125 / min 1173.33 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	36 × Steel Pipe 33.75 / min						22 × Concrete 20.625 / min
Steeled Frame Alternate	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2 / min						10 × Steel Pipe 10 / min						Assembler 60 sec	3 × Modular Frame 3 / min 300 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
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
Steel Rotor Alternate	2 × Steel Pipe 10 / min						6 × Wire 30 / min						Assembler 12 sec	1 × Rotor 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Quickwire Stator Alternate	4 × Steel Pipe 16 / min						15 × Quickwire 60 / min						Assembler 15 sec	2 × Stator 8 / min 112.5 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Block Signal	2 × Steel Pipe						1 × Copper Sheet						Build Gun	1 × Block Signal		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	2 × Circuit Board
Double Wall Outlet Mk.3	6 × High-Speed Connector						6 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Double Wall Outlet Mk.3		Caterium Research AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.3
Electric Locomotive	5 × Heavy Modular Frame						10 × Motor						Build Gun	1 × Electric Locomotive		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	15 × Steel Pipe						5 × Computer
Explorer	5 × Crystal Oscillator						5 × Motor						Build Gun	1 × Explorer		Quartz Research - The Explorer
	15 × Steel Pipe						5 × Heavy Modular Frame
Freight Car	4 × Heavy Modular Frame						10 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Freight Car		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Hypertube	1 × Copper Sheet						1 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Hypertube		Tier 4 - Hypertubes
Hypertube Entrance	4 × Encased Industrial Beam						4 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Hypertube Entrance		Tier 4 - Hypertubes
	10 × Steel Pipe
Industrial Storage Container	20 × Steel Beam						20 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Industrial Storage Container		Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3
Miner Mk.2	2 × Portable Miner						10 × Encased Industrial Beam						Build Gun	1 × Miner Mk.2		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
	20 × Steel Pipe						10 × Modular Frame
Miner Mk.3	3 × Portable Miner				50 × Steel Pipe				5 × Supercomputer				Build Gun	1 × Miner Mk.3		Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production
	10 × Fused Modular Frame				3 × Turbo Motor
Path Signal	2 × Steel Pipe						1 × Copper Sheet						Build Gun	1 × Path Signal		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	1 × Computer
Power Pole Mk.3	2 × High-Speed Connector						2 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.3		Caterium Research
	3 × Rubber
Railway	1 × Steel Pipe						1 × Steel Beam						Build Gun	1 × Railway		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Refinery	10 × Motor						10 × Encased Industrial Beam						Build Gun	1 × Refinery		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
	30 × Steel Pipe						20 × Copper Sheet
Wall Outlet Mk.3	3 × High-Speed Connector						3 × Steel Pipe						Build Gun	1 × Wall Outlet Mk.3		Caterium Research AWESOME Shop - Wall Outlets Mk.3

AWESOME Sink

 Steel Pipe can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 24 points.

History

• Patch 0.4.0.0: Increased stack size from 100 to 200
• Patch 0.3.2.0: Tweaked some resource meshes: Steel Pipe
• Patch Closed Alpha 3: Updated Steel Part meshes

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