Pig Iron

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"More ingots for less ore!"


Pig Iron is an intermediate step in a way to get more iron from ore.

Pig Iron
Pig Iron
Pig Iron


Category Ingot
Use Crafting
Tool
Stackable Yes (99)

Appearance

Pig iron is a mottled dark tan in color but otherwise resembles most other ingots.

Where Found

Pig iron must be crafted on an electric furnace.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output
    +   + + + =  
Electric Furnace Iron Ore Crushed Limestone [[]] [[]] [[]] Pig Iron
Quantity 1 1 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1
Rush Cost
6  
Double-Time
3  

Crafting

Pig iron is used to make iron ingots on an electric furnace.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output
    + + + + =  
Electric Furnace Pig Iron [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] Iron Ingot
Quantity 1 {{{Qty2}}} {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1
Rush Cost
?  
Double-Time
?  

It also can be used to create black sand in a press.

Location Input Item 1 Input Item 2 Input Item 3 Input Item 4 Input Item 5 Crafted Output
File:Press Icon.png   +   + + + =  
Press Sand Pig Iron [[]] [[]] [[]] Black Sand
Quantity 1 3 {{{Qty3}}} {{{Qty4}}} {{{Qty5}}} 1
Rush Cost
?  
Double-Time
?  

Trivia

In the real world, pig iron is a very brittle, intermediate step in the production of various types of iron or steel. It was named because the traditional casting method was likened in appearance to piglets suckling on a sow.