Steel Ingot
Steel Ingot
Category
Ingot
Use
Crafting
Tool
Stackable
Yes (99)
"For a better pickaxe."
Steel ingots are used in crafting .
Appearance
A steel ingot is colored gray to white in a way that appears metallic. Its rounded, rectangular shape is thicker than other ingots, making it distinctive. It it also brighter than an iron ingot .
Where Found
Making a steel ingot requires the use of a furnace or electric furnace . Both uses coal and an iron ingot , but while the regular furnace consumes two coal, the electric uses only one.
They can also be found in golden chests or received as bonuses.
Crafting
It takes five steel ingots to make a steel block .
Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4
Five steel ingots, one glass and one oil can be used to craft steel lanterns at an electric or standard level 2 metalwork bench . Prior to version 1.4 , they were instead made at a craft bench .
Rush Cost
1
Double-Time
0.5
Starting in version 1.5 , five steel ingots, one glass and one oil can be used to craft steel downlights and steel uplights at an electric or standard level 2 metalwork bench .
Rush Cost
1
Double-Time
0.5
Rush Cost
1
Double-Time
0.5
A train yard can be crafted at a level 3 workbench with one stone and five steel ingots.
Five steel ingots can be used to upgrade a workbench from level three to level four.
A steel ingot, a steel block and ten copper wire can be used to craft an electric metalwork bench at a level 4 workbench .
Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8
Five steel ingots can be used on a level 4 tool bench to upgrade it to level 5 tool bench , which can then make steel pickaxes , crowbars and razors .
Five steel ingots, a magnet and ten copper wire can be used at an electric or standard level 2 metalwork bench to craft an electric motor .
Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4
Five steel ingots, a copper boiler and ten coal can be used at an electric or standard level 2 metalwork bench to craft a steam engine .
Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4
A steel ingot and a diamond are required to upgrade a press to level 3.
Crafted Tools
Notes
Prior to version 1.4 and the introduction of the electric furnace, making a steel ingot consumed five coal.