Steel Block

A steel block is a metal block that must be crafted.

Steel Block
Steel Block

Category
Use
Tool	Pickaxe
Stackable	Yes (99)

"Stronger than iron."

Appearance

Steel blocks are silvery-white in color.

Where Found

Unlike most blocks, a steel block is not spawned in a new world and must be created at a metalwork bench or electric metalwork bench.

It takes five steel ingots to make a steel block.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Ingot		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Steel Block
Quantity	5		{{{Qty2}}}		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Crafting

Steel blocks are necessary for the crafting of steam generators, flywheels, most electric benches, solar panels, steel columns, steel stairs, electric elevator motors, and elevator shafts.

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Steam Engine		Electric Motor		[[]]		[[]]		Steam Generator
Quantity	1		1		1		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Copper Block		Electric Motor		Copper Wire		[[]]		Flywheel
Quantity	1		1		1		10		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Iron Pot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Stove
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Red Bricks		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Kiln
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Iron Ingot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Furnace
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Copper Block		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Press
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
18
Double-Time
9

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Steel Ingot		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Metalwork Bench
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
16
Double-Time
8

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Electric Motor		Bucket Of Water		Copper Wire		[[]]		Electric Sluice
Quantity	1		1		1		10		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
18
Double-Time
9

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Electric Motor		Dodo Egg		Copper Wire		[[]]		Egg Extractor
Quantity	1		1		1		10		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
18
Double-Time
9

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 4 Workbench	Steel Block		Silicon Wafer		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Solar Panel
Quantity	1		3		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
18
Double-Time
9

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Block		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Steel Column
Quantity	1		{{{Qty2}}}		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		2

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 1 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Block		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Steel Stairs
Quantity	1		{{{Qty2}}}		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		2

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Block		Electric Motor		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		Electric Elevator Motor
Quantity	1		1		10		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		1

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Location	Input Item 1		Input Item 2		Input Item 3		Input Item 4		Input Item 5		Crafted Output
		+		+		+		+		=
Lvl. 2 Metalwork Bench or Electric Metalwork Bench	Steel Block		Copper Wire		[[]]		[[]]		[[]]		Elevator Shaft
Quantity	1		5		{{{Qty3}}}		{{{Qty4}}}		{{{Qty5}}}		5

Rush Cost
8
Double-Time
4

Prior to version 1.5.1, a non-electric metalwork bench could be used to make ten elevator shafts for one block of steel and ten copper wires, which was more steel-efficient than an electric metalwork bench.

Uses

Steel blocks are useful in construction, and placing one will produce an achievement. They are also conductive and can be used to transfer electricity through blocks. They are useful in the creation of barriers resistant to intrusion during multiplayer sessions, taking over one-and-a-half hours to break a steel block by hand. Only titanium and carbon fiber blocks are more durable.