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*[[Nickel silver]] = Zinc + [[Copper]] + 2x [[Nickel]]
 
*[[Nickel silver]] = Zinc + [[Copper]] + 2x [[Nickel]]
  
Zinc is the second-lightest normal metal after [[Aluminium]], and so a reasonable alternative to [[wood]] for making [[bin]]s, [[barrel]]s and [[pot]]s.
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Zinc is the second-lightest normal metal after [[Aluminum]], and so a reasonable alternative to [[wood]] for making [[bin]]s, [[barrel]]s and [[pot]]s.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:27, 25 December 2022

Zinc
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Uses
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Ore
Properties
Not fire-safe Not magma-safe

Wikipedia article

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Zinc is an uncommon, low-value metal primarily useful in the creation of alloys. It is smelted from sphalerite. Note that, unlike sphalerite itself, refined zinc is not magma-safe, or even fire-safe, and will melt in a grass fire.

Zinc may be combined with other metals at a smelter to form the following alloys:

Zinc is the second-lightest normal metal after Aluminum, and so a reasonable alternative to wood for making bins, barrels and pots.

Base
AluminumBismuthCopperGoldIronLeadNickelPlatinumSilverTinZinc
Alloys
Special