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|uses= | |uses= | ||
| − | * | + | * {{L|weapon|Melee Weapons}} |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Crossbow}}s |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Bolt}}s |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Pick}}s |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Armor}} |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Anvil}} |
| − | * | + | * {{L|Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting}} |
|recipe= | |recipe= | ||
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 {{L|iron}} {{L|bar}} |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 {{L|pig iron}} {{L|bar}} |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 {{L|flux}} {{L|stone}} |
| − | * 1 | + | * 1 {{L|fuel|coal}} {{L|bar}} |
|properties= | |properties= | ||
| − | * | + | * {{L|Material value}} 30 |
}}{{av}} | }}{{av}} | ||
| − | '''Steel''' is the best common metal for smithing | + | '''Steel''' is the best common metal for smithing {{L|weapon}}s and {{L|armor}}. Products made with steel have a very high value, equal to that of {{L|gold}}. |
| − | Steel can be smelted at a | + | Steel can be smelted at a {{L|smelter}} by a {{L|dwarf}} with the {{L|furnace operator}} {{l|labor}} activated. |
==Sedimentary Layers== | ==Sedimentary Layers== | ||
| − | To smelt steel, you will need | + | To smelt steel, you will need {{L|iron}} ore, {{L|flux}} stone, and {{L|fuel}}. Flux is used to remove carbon during the smelting process, while fuel (coke or charcoal) puts it back in. The end result is steel: iron with just the right amount of carbon in it. The three ores of iron (hematite, magnetite, and limonite) can only be found in {{L|sedimentary layer}}s, with the exception of hematite, which can occasionally be found in igneous extrusive layers. Furthermore, four of the five {{L|flux}} stones (calcite, chalk, dolomite, and limestone) are found only in sedimentary layers, as well as both {{L|coal}} ores (bituminous coal and lignite) for making {{L|coke}} fuel. |
If you have no sedimentary layers at your fortress site, your only hope to make steel is with: | If you have no sedimentary layers at your fortress site, your only hope to make steel is with: | ||
| − | * hematite from | + | * hematite from {{L|igneous extrusive}} layers |
| − | * melting iron items brought by | + | * melting iron items brought by {{L|siege}}rs and {{L|trade}} caravans |
| − | * marble from | + | * marble from {{L|metamorphic}} layers |
| − | * wood for making | + | * wood for making {{L|charcoal}} fuel |
(Even if you find and use magma for your furnaces, you'll still need the fuel in the smelting process, so you'll be cutting down a tree and burning it to make charcoal for every unit of hematite you manage to scrounge up.) | (Even if you find and use magma for your furnaces, you'll still need the fuel in the smelting process, so you'll be cutting down a tree and burning it to make charcoal for every unit of hematite you manage to scrounge up.) | ||
==Recipe== | ==Recipe== | ||
| − | Steel production is fairly complex compared to the creation of other alloys. ''Important note'': in steelmaking, | + | Steel production is fairly complex compared to the creation of other alloys. ''Important note'': in steelmaking, {{L|coke}} or {{L|charcoal}} is used as an ingredient, apart from powering the furnace with {{l|fuel}}. A conventional (non-magma) smelter will require additionally 1 unit of fuel to power itself in each reaction. |
[[File:SteelChart.png|left|485px]] | [[File:SteelChart.png|left|485px]] | ||
| − | The first step is '''to create | + | The first step is '''to create {{l|pig iron}}''': |
| − | :*1 bar of | + | :*1 bar of {{L|iron}} |
| − | :*1 | + | :*1 {{l|flux}} stone |
| − | :*1 unit of | + | :*1 unit of {{l|fuel}} |
:*A power source (1 unit of fuel, or magma) | :*A power source (1 unit of fuel, or magma) | ||
:'''Produces''': | :'''Produces''': | ||
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:*1 bar of iron | :*1 bar of iron | ||
:*1 bar of pig iron | :*1 bar of pig iron | ||
| − | :*1 | + | :*1 {{l|flux}} stone |
:*1 unit of fuel | :*1 unit of fuel | ||
:*A power source (1 unit of fuel, or magma) | :*A power source (1 unit of fuel, or magma) | ||
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The overall reaction consumes 2 bars of iron, 2 units of flux, and 2 units of fuel as ingredients (plus an extra 2 fuel at a conventional smelter for power). This produces 2 bars of steel. | The overall reaction consumes 2 bars of iron, 2 units of flux, and 2 units of fuel as ingredients (plus an extra 2 fuel at a conventional smelter for power). This produces 2 bars of steel. | ||
| − | Remember that smelting the | + | Remember that smelting the {{L|iron}} {{l|ore}} also requires 2 units of fuel at a conventional smelter. |
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