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'''Metal''' is a {{L|material}} extracted from {{L|ore}} at a {{L|smelter}}, turning the ore into '''bars'''* of pure metal. It is sometimes combined with other materials to form an '''alloy''' metal, which is also measured by the bar. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and/or {{L|Item value|value}}.
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'''Metal''' is a [[material]] extracted from [[ore]] at a [[smelter]], turning the ore into '''bars'''* of pure metal. It is sometimes combined with other materials to form an '''alloy''' metal, which is also measured by the bar. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and/or [[Item value|value]].
  
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There are 7 ores in Dwarf Fortress (plus {{L|raw adamantine}}).  While all but {{L|sphalerite}} can be smelted directly into metal bars, 3 special combinations can be smelted together to form the '''alloys''' {{L|bronze}}, {{L|brass}}, and {{L|electrum}}.  While brass has higher value than its components and bronze has both higher value and increased attack/defense power than its ingredients, using electrum results in no overall increase in utility or {{L|Wealth|created wealth}}.
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There are 7 ores in Dwarf Fortress (plus [[raw adamantine]]).  While all but [[sphalerite]] can be smelted directly into metal bars, 3 special combinations can be smelted together to form the '''alloys''' [[bronze]], [[brass]], and [[electrum]].  While brass has higher value than its components and bronze has both higher value and increased attack/defense power than its ingredients, using electrum results in no overall increase in utility or [[Wealth|created wealth]].
  
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:''(* except {{L|adamantine}}, which produces "wafers" instead of bars)''
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:''(* except [[adamantine]], which produces "wafers" instead of bars)''
  
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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Metals can be used to make a wide variety of objects. All metals (except pig iron) can be used to {{L|forge}} {{L|furniture}} or {{L|crafts}}, or to {{L|decorate}} (stud) other objects. Copper, bronze, iron, and steel can be used to forge {{L|weapon}}s, {{L|armor}}, crossbow {{L|bolts}}, {{L|ballista|ballista bolts}}, and {{L|trap}} components. Silver can be used to forge bolts and all weapons except {{L|pick}}s and {{L|crossbow}}s (although silver weapons do little damage and have no special effects at this time). All metals can also be fashioned into coins, although only copper, silver, gold, electrum, and platinum are used as currency.
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Metals can be used to make a wide variety of objects. All metals (except pig iron) can be used to [[forge]] [[furniture]] or [[crafts]], or to [[decorate]] (stud) other objects. Copper, bronze, iron, and steel can be used to forge [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], crossbow [[bolts]], [[ballista|ballista bolts]], and [[trap]] components. Silver can be used to forge bolts and all weapons except [[pick]]s and [[crossbow]]s (although silver weapons do little damage and have no special effects at this time). All metals can also be fashioned into coins, although only copper, silver, gold, electrum, and platinum are used as currency.
  
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Iron, gold, platinum, and {{L|bituminous coal}} are only found beyond the {{L|chasm}}, but the other metals are abundant throughout the mountain. Raw ore is not usable directly (except sometimes by dwarves in {{L|strange mood}}s) but must be made into {{L|bar}}s at a {{L|smelter}}, a process requiring {{L|fuel}}: {{L|charcoal}}, {{L|coke}}, or {{L|magma}}.
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Iron, gold, platinum, and [[bituminous coal]] are only found beyond the [[chasm]], but the other metals are abundant throughout the mountain. Raw ore is not usable directly (except sometimes by dwarves in [[strange mood]]s) but must be made into [[bar]]s at a [[smelter]], a process requiring [[fuel]]: [[charcoal]], [[coke]], or [[magma]].
  
 
== List of metals ==
 
== List of metals ==
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{{Metal table head}}
 
{{Metal table head}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Adamantine}}|color={{Tile|≡|3:1}}{{Tile|‼|3:3:1}}|ore={{L|Raw adamantine}}|wpn=x 5.00|other=Everything except beds|dens=?|val=300|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Adamantine]]|color={{Tile|≡|3:1}}{{Tile|‼|3:3:1}}|ore=[[Raw adamantine]]|wpn=x 5.00|other=Everything except beds|dens=1/8|val=300|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Copper}}|color={{Tile|≡|6:0}}{{Tile|‼|4:6:0}}|ore={{L|Malachite}}|wpn=x 0.66|other=|dens=?|val=2|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Copper]]|color={{Tile|≡|6:0}}{{Tile|‼|4:6:0}}|ore=[[Malachite]]|wpn=x 0.66|other=|dens=1|val=2|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Gold}}|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore={{L|Native gold}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=30|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Gold]]|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore=[[Native gold]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=30|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Iron}}|color={{Tile|≡|0:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore={{L|Hematite}}|wpn=x 1.00|other={{L|Anvil}}s|dens=?|val=10|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Iron]]|color={{Tile|≡|0:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore=[[Hematite]]|wpn=x 1.00|other=[[Anvil]]s|dens=1|val=10|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Platinum}}|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore={{L|Native platinum}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=40|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Platinum]]|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore=[[Native platinum]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=40|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Silver}}|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore={{L|Galena}} |wpn=x .50*|other=No {{L|pick}}s or {{L|crossbow}}s|dens=?|val=10|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Silver]]|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore=[[Galena]] |wpn=x 0.50*|other=No [[pick]]s or [[crossbow]]s|dens=1|val=10|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Tin}}|color={{Tile|≡|7:0}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore={{L|Cassiterite}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=2|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Tin]]|color={{Tile|≡|7:0}}{{Tile|‼|7:7:1}}|ore=[[Cassiterite]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=2|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Zinc}}*|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:0:0}}|ore={{L|Sphalerite}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=2|valinc=}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Zinc]]*|color={{Tile|≡|7:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:0:0}}|ore=[[Sphalerite]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=2|valinc=}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Brass}}|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore={{L|Malachite}} + {{L|Sphalerite}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=7|valinc=+5}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Brass]]|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore=[[Malachite]] + [[Sphalerite]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=7|valinc=+5}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Bronze}}|color={{Tile|≡|6:0}}{{Tile|‼|4:6:0}}|ore={{L|Malachite}} + {{L|Cassiterite}}|wpn=x 0.75|other=|dens=?|val=5|valinc=+3}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Bronze]]|color={{Tile|≡|6:0}}{{Tile|‼|4:6:0}}|ore=[[Malachite]] + [[Cassiterite]]|wpn=x 0.75|other=|dens=1|val=5|valinc=+3}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Electrum}}*|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore={{L|Galena}} + {{L|Native gold}}|wpn=|other=|dens=?|val=20|valinc=+0}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Electrum]]*|color={{Tile|≡|6:1}}{{Tile|‼|6:6:1}}|ore=[[Galena]] + [[Native gold]]|wpn=|other=|dens=1|val=20|valinc=+0}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Pig iron}}|color={{Tile|≡|0:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore={{L|Iron}} bars + {{L|limestone}} + {{L|refined coal}}|wpn=|other=Only used to make steel|dens=?|val=10|valinc=+0}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Pig iron]]|color={{Tile|≡|0:1}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore=[[Iron]] bars + [[limestone]] + [[refined coal]]|wpn=|other=Only used to make steel|dens=1|val=10|valinc=+0}}
  
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{{Metal table row|name={{L|Steel}}|color={{Tile|≡|7:0}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore={{L|Hematite}} + {{L|Pig iron}} bars + {{L|limestone}} + {{L|refined coal}}|wpn=x 1.33|other={{L|Anvil}}s|dens=?|val=30|valinc=+20}}
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{{Metal table row|name=[[Steel]]|color={{Tile|≡|7:0}}{{Tile|‼|0:7:1}}|ore=[[Hematite]] + [[Pig iron]] bars + [[limestone]] + [[refined coal]]|wpn=x 1.33|other=[[Anvil]]s|dens=1|val=30|valinc=+20}}
  
 
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''Legend:''
 
''Legend:''
 
:*'''Tile Color''' corresponds to how items made from that metal are displayed in game, foreground and background colors.
 
:*'''Tile Color''' corresponds to how items made from that metal are displayed in game, foreground and background colors.
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:*'''Reaction''' indicates the basic recipe for an alloy - this does not include the {{L|fuel}} used in that creation.  See the article for that alloy or {{L|smelting}} for possible alternatives.
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:*'''Reaction''' indicates the basic recipe for an alloy - this does not include the [[fuel]] used in that creation.  See the article for that alloy or [[smelting]] for possible alternatives.
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::''*Zinc cannot be smelted from sphalerite under normal conditions. However, a dwarf with a {{L|strange mood}} might create an artifact out of zinc.''
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::''*Zinc cannot be smelted from sphalerite under normal conditions.''
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::''*Electrum cannot be smelted until the {{L|Dungeon Master}} arrives.''
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::''*Electrum cannot be smelted until the [[Dungeon master]] arrives.''
 
:*'''Weapons/Armor''' is the damage/blocking multiplier for weapons and armor in combat. Unless otherwise noted, any metal that can be used for weapons can also be used to make ammo, picks, and crossbows.
 
:*'''Weapons/Armor''' is the damage/blocking multiplier for weapons and armor in combat. Unless otherwise noted, any metal that can be used for weapons can also be used to make ammo, picks, and crossbows.
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::''*Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't voluntarily be used to make armor. However, a dwarf with a {{L|strange mood}} might forge armor out of any material, including silver.''
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::''*Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't voluntarily be used to make armor.''
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:*'''Density''' is used to determine the different weight of finished objects.
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:*'''Density''' is used to determine the different weight of finished objects. All standard metals have the same [[Weight#Weight Calculation|density multiplier]] of 1, while Adamantine has a multiplier of 1/8 (the same as [[silk]]).
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:*'''{{L|Material value}}''' is what the base value of an object made of this metal is multiplied by to determine its worth.
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:*'''[[Material value]]''' is what the base value of an object made of this metal is multiplied by to determine its worth.
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:*'''Difference''' indicates the difference between the average {{L|value}} of the alloy versus the value of the individual bars that would have been produced from smelting the ores directly.
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:*'''Difference''' indicates the difference between the average [[value]] of the alloy versus the value of the individual bars that would have been produced from smelting the ores directly.
  
 
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Metal is a material extracted from ore at a smelter, turning the ore into bars* of pure metal. It is sometimes combined with other materials to form an alloy metal, which is also measured by the bar. An alloy usually improves on the properties of its components to give more uses and/or value.

There are 7 ores in Dwarf Fortress (plus raw adamantine). While all but sphalerite can be smelted directly into metal bars, 3 special combinations can be smelted together to form the alloys bronze, brass, and electrum. While brass has higher value than its components and bronze has both higher value and increased attack/defense power than its ingredients, using electrum results in no overall increase in utility or created wealth.

(* except adamantine, which produces "wafers" instead of bars)

Uses[edit]

Metals can be used to make a wide variety of objects. All metals (except pig iron) can be used to forge furniture or crafts, or to decorate (stud) other objects. Copper, bronze, iron, and steel can be used to forge weapons, armor, crossbow bolts, ballista bolts, and trap components. Silver can be used to forge bolts and all weapons except picks and crossbows (although silver weapons do little damage and have no special effects at this time). All metals can also be fashioned into coins, although only copper, silver, gold, electrum, and platinum are used as currency.

Iron, gold, platinum, and bituminous coal are only found beyond the chasm, but the other metals are abundant throughout the mountain. Raw ore is not usable directly (except sometimes by dwarves in strange moods) but must be made into bars at a smelter, a process requiring fuel: charcoal, coke, or magma.

List of metals[edit]

Metal
Name 		Tile
Color 		Source Ore(s) or Reaction Weapons/
Armor 		Other
Uses 		Density Material
value 		Difference
Adamantine ≡‼ Raw adamantine x 5.00 Everything except beds 1/8 300
Copper ≡‼ Malachite x 0.66 1 2
Gold ≡‼ Native gold 1 30
Iron ≡‼ Hematite x 1.00 Anvils 1 10
Platinum ≡‼ Native platinum 1 40
Silver ≡‼ Galena x 0.50* No picks or crossbows 1 10
Tin ≡‼ Cassiterite 1 2
Zinc* ≡‼ Sphalerite 1 2
Brass ≡‼ Malachite + Sphalerite 1 7 +5
Bronze ≡‼ Malachite + Cassiterite x 0.75 1 5 +3
Electrum* ≡‼ Galena + Native gold 1 20 +0
Pig iron ≡‼ Iron bars + limestone + refined coal Only used to make steel 1 10 +0
Steel ≡‼ Hematite + Pig iron bars + limestone + refined coal x 1.33 Anvils 1 30 +20

Legend:

  • Tile Color corresponds to how items made from that metal are displayed in game, foreground and background colors.
  • Reaction indicates the basic recipe for an alloy - this does not include the fuel used in that creation. See the article for that alloy or smelting for possible alternatives.
*Zinc cannot be smelted from sphalerite under normal conditions.
*Electrum cannot be smelted until the Dungeon master arrives.
  • Weapons/Armor is the damage/blocking multiplier for weapons and armor in combat. Unless otherwise noted, any metal that can be used for weapons can also be used to make ammo, picks, and crossbows.
*Silver has a 50% armor multiplier, but can't voluntarily be used to make armor.
  • Density is used to determine the different weight of finished objects. All standard metals have the same density multiplier of 1, while Adamantine has a multiplier of 1/8 (the same as silk).
  • Material value is what the base value of an object made of this metal is multiplied by to determine its worth.
  • Difference indicates the difference between the average value of the alloy versus the value of the individual bars that would have been produced from smelting the ores directly.


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