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{{Metallookup/0
|uses=
* Make [[pig iron]] at [[smelter]]
* Make [[steel]] at [[smelter]]
* [[weapon|Melee Weapons]]
* [[Crossbow]]s
* [[Bolt]]s
* [[Pick]]s
* [[Armor]]
* [[Anvil]]s
* [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]
}}
{{av}}

'''Iron''' is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful [[metal]] that can be used to make just about anything necessary, from weapons to [[furniture]] to [[trade good|trade goods]]. Iron is also a necessary ingredient in the production of [[steel]], the best non-spoiler metal in the game for [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]. If you are unable to produce enough steel in your fort, then the next best metal for military purposes is iron.

The three ores of iron, which are [[Hematite]], [[Magnetite]], and [[Limonite]], can only be found in [[sedimentary]] layers, with the exception of [[hematite]], which can occasionally be found in [[igneous extrusive]] layers.

== Uses==

* Melee weapons. Mostly useful for edged weapons. Good for bolts as well. You can also make crossbows out of iron but there are better metals.
* Armor. You will generally never face better armor than iron armor. You may face however creatures made of stronger materials.
* Construction, if you are so inclined.
* Good quality [[furniture]]. It is quite heavy, however.
* Magma-safe mechanisms.

== Production ==

Iron comes from three ores : [[hematite]] (most common), [[limonite]] and [[magnetite]] (appears in large clusters).

Any of these iron ores can be smelted at a [[smelter]] to produce four iron bars. If you have a standard smelter, a bar of [[fuel]] will be necessary; magma smelters require no fuel to operate.

Iron will also be available through [[goblinite]], as well as the dwarven and human caravans.

== Alloys ==

Iron may be combined with other materials at a [[smelter]], mostly for the production of [[steel]]

* Iron + [[Flux]] + [[Fuel]] = [[Pig iron]]
* Iron + [[Pig iron]] + [[Flux]] + [[Fuel]] = 2 x [[Steel]]

Note that [[fuel]] is used as a reactant: even [[magma smelter]]s need fuel for these reactions. A standard smelter will require two bars of fuel, one as a reactant and one to operate the furnace. This conforms with the process of carbonization of iron and [[pig iron]] in ferrous metallurgy in real life.

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−	* Make [[pig iron]] at [[smelter]]
−	* Make [[steel]] at [[smelter]]
−	* [[weapon\|Melee Weapons]]
−	* [[Crossbow]]s
−	* [[Bolt]]s
−	* [[Pick]]s
−	* [[Armor]]
−	* [[Anvil]]s
−	* [[Metalsmith's forge\|Metal crafting]]
−	}}
−	~~{{av}}~~
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−	'''Iron''' is an important resource for a fortress, as an often-plentiful [[metal]] that can be used to make just about anything necessary, from weapons to [[furniture]] to [[trade good\|trade goods]]. Iron is also a necessary ingredient in the production of [[steel]], the best non-spoiler metal in the game for [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]. If you are unable to produce enough steel in your fort, then the next best metal for military purposes is iron.
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−	~~The three ores of iron, which are [[Hematite]], [[Magnetite]], and [[Limonite]], can only be found in [[sedimentary]] layers, with the exception of [[hematite]], which can occasionally be found in~~ [[~~igneous extrusive]] layers.~~
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−	~~== Uses==~~
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−	* Melee weapons. Mostly useful for edged weapons. Good for bolts as well. You can also make crossbows out of iron but there are better metals.
−	* Armor. You will generally never face better armor than iron armor. You may face however creatures made of stronger materials.
−	* Construction, if you are so inclined.
−	* Good quality [[furniture]]. It is quite heavy, however.
−	* Magma-safe mechanisms.
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−	~~== Production ==~~
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−	~~Iron comes from three ores~~ : ~~[[hematite]] (most common), [[limonite]] and [[magnetite]] (appears in large clusters).~~
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−	~~Any of these iron ores can be smelted at a [[smelter]] to produce four iron bars. If you have a standard smelter, a bar of [[fuel]] will be necessary; magma smelters require no fuel to operate.~~
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−	~~Iron will also be available through [[goblinite]], as well as the dwarven and human caravans.~~
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−	~~== Alloys ==~~
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−	~~Iron may be combined with other materials at a [[smelter]], mostly for the production of [[steel]]~~
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−	* Iron + [[Flux]] + [[Fuel]] = [[Pig iron]]
−	* Iron ~~+ [[Pig iron]] + [[Flux]] + [[Fuel]] = 2 x [[Steel]]~~
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−	Note that [[fuel]] is used as a reactant: even [[magma smelter]]s need fuel for these reactions. A standard smelter will require two bars of fuel, one as a reactant and one to operate the furnace. This conforms with the process of carbonization of iron and [[pig iron]] ~~in ferrous metallurgy in real life.~~
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