Talk:Metals

Metal Tiers

Metal Ingots can be welded on Anvils one Tier lower than the Ingot. This allows for the player to weld Ingots into Double Ingots to create the next Tier of Anvil. All other smithing and welding must be done on an Anvil of equal or higher Tier.

Name Source Unshaped Ingot Double Ingot¹ Sheet¹ Double Sheet¹ Tuyere Anvil Tool Casting Tool Forging Armor Tier Type Bismuth Bismuth Ingot - - - - - - 0 Metal Tin Tin Ingot - - - - - - 0 Metal Zinc Zinc Ingot - - - - - - 0 Metal Copper Copper Double Ingot Copper Double Sheet 1 Metal Bronze Alloy Bronze Double Ingot 2 Alloy Bismuth Bronze Alloy 2 Alloy Black Bronze Alloy 2 Alloy Brass Alloy - - - - - - - - 2 Alloy Lead - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Gold - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Rose Gold Alloy Rose Gold Double Ingot - - - - - - 2 Alloy Silver - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Sterling Silver Alloy - - - - - - - - 2 Alloy Platinum - - - - - - - - 3 Metal Wrought Iron Wrought Iron Double Ingot - 3 Metal Nickel - - - - - - - - 4 Metal Pig Iron - - - - - - - - 4 Metal Steel Pig Iron - 4 Metal Black Steel Alloy - 5 Alloy Blue Steel Alloy - 6 Alloy Red Steel Alloy - 6 Alloy Unknown Metal² Alloy - - - - - - - - - Alloy ¹For compatibility reasons, double ingots, sheets and double sheets can be made from any metal. However, not every item has a valid use. This chart shows items which have a valid use in vanilla TFC. If you make a useless item, it can be recycled back into molten metal in a Crucible, or in a Forge that has ceramic molds in the side slots. ²Unknown Metal is created by mixing an incorrect ratio of metals in a Crucible. Obtaining With the exception of wrought iron, pig iron and steel, non-alloy metals are obtained via smelting the source ore in a Vessel or a Crucible. Ores cannot be smelted in a forge. Wrought Iron Wrought Iron is obtained by working an Iron Bloom that has been created in a Bloomery. Input Work Type Output Notes Raw Iron Bloom >= 100% Refine Refined Iron Bloom Work on at least a Tier 2 anvil. Raw iron blooms that are less than 100% must be refined, and then welded with another refined bloom to make a larger bloom. Refined Iron Bloom 200% Split Refined Iron Bloom 100% x2 Only needed for blooms over 100%. If starting bloom isn't a multiple of 100%, it will split into as many 100% blooms as possible as well as a single bloom with the remaining %. For example: A 360% bloom will split into 3 100% blooms and a single 60% bloom. Refined Iron Bloom 100% Hammer Wrought Iron Ingot Refined Iron Bloom <100% x2 Weld Refined Iron Bloom Weld 2 < 100% refined blooms to make one larger bloom. If the resulting bloom is over 100% it must be split into a 100% bloom and a <100% one. The smaller bloom can be welded with another one following the same process. Note: Forges and Crucibles cannot get hot enough to melt refined iron blooms without the use of mechanized bellows. Pig Iron Pig Iron is obtained by smelting the source ore in a Blast Furnace. Steel Input Work Type Output Pig Iron Ingot Hammer High Carbon Steel Ingot High Carbon Steel Ingot Hammer Steel Ingot Black Steel starts from the alloy recipe melted in a crucible. It will show as Weak Steel in the crucible. Weak Steel Ingot Pig Iron Ingot Weld High Carbon Black Steel Ingot High Carbon Black Steel Ingot Hammer Black Steel Ingot Blue/Red Steel start from the alloy recipe melted in a crucible. It will show as Weak Blue/Red Steel in the crucible. Weak Red Steel Ingot Black Steel Ingot Weld High Carbon Red Steel Ingot High Carbon Blue Steel Ingot Hammer Blue Steel Ingot Alloys Alloys are created by mixing base metals in a Crucible. Early-game Bronzes can also be obtained by smelting a combination of source ores in a Vessel. See Pottery for more info. Note: Only the listed ingredients can be mixed to create the valid alloy. Adding a completed alloy to a mixture of the alloy will result in useless Unknown Metal. (Example: Adding Unshaped Bronze to a correct mixture of Tin and Copper) Ingredients Bismuth Bronze Black Bronze Brass Bronze Rose Gold Sterling Silver Weak Black Steel Weak Blue Steel Weak Red Steel Bismuth 10 - 20% Tin 8 - 12% Zinc 20 - 30% 8 - 12% Copper 50 - 70% 50 - 70% 88 - 92% 88 - 92% 15 - 30% 20 - 40% Bismuth Bronze 10 - 15% Black Bronze 15 - 25% Brass 10 - 15% Gold 10 - 25% 70 - 85% Nickel 15 - 25% Rose Gold 10 - 15% Silver 10 - 25% 60 - 80% Sterling Silver 10 - 15% Steel 50 - 70% 20 - 25% 20 - 25% Black Steel 50 - 60% 50 - 60% Temperatures Legend: Unworkable Workable Weldable Liquid Note: Metals are still Workable at Weldable temp. *** Tier 0 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Bismuth Tin Zinc *** Tier 1 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Copper *** Tier 2 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Bismuth Bronze Black Bronze Brass Bronze Lead Gold Rose Gold Silver Sterling Silver *** Tier 3 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Pig Iron Platinum Wrought Iron *** Tier 4 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Nickel Steel *** Tier 5 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Black Steel *** Tier 6 *** Metals Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: . : :. :: Blue Steel Red Steel Casting Item tool head can be casted from a Vessel with more than 100 units of a valid metal in it's liquid state or from a full liquid Unshaped ingot. Right click to open the casting UI and place the mold in the valid slot. Place the ingot in the leftmost slot and your Ceramic Tool/Weapon Mold in the center slot. The arrow will progress and you will end up with your filled tool/weapon mold on the right, and if it didn't break, the empty ceramic mold on the left. The Unshaped ingot interface can be use for combining partially filled ingot molds (both molds must be at liquid temperature). Place the filled mold in a crafting grid to remove the head. The empty mold will be lost in the process. Smithing See Anvil page for information on smithing metal. Input Work Type Output Ingot Plan selector Axe Head Chisel Head Hammer Head Hoe Head Javelin Head Knife Blade Pickaxe Head Prospector's Pick Head Saw Blade Shovel Head Scythe Blade 2 Ingots + Flux Weld File:Grid Gold Ingot 2x.png Double Ingot Double Ingot Plan selector Mace Head Sword Blade Sheet Sheet Armor Process¹ Helmet Boots 2 Sheets + Flux Weld Double Sheet Double Sheet Armor Process¹ Chestplate Greaves Double sheet Plan selector Tuyere ¹The armor making process need 3 steps. 1- hammer the sheet with the righ plan, 2- weld with a new sheet (same type), 3- hammer. See Armor for detail. Crafting Ingot To unmold any kind of unshaped ingots, they must be at any non-liquid temperature. The ingot can be crafted back together with the Ceramic Mold if you wish to reheat it in a Forge to liquid temperature. Anvil Double Ingots can be used to make an Anvil. Bloomery The Bloomery is made from 8 bronze, bismuth bronze or black bronze double sheets, but all the double sheets must be of the same type. Blast furnace The Blast Furnace is made from 8 Wrought Iron Double Sheets and a Crucible. Minecart Using 5 wrought iron sheets, a minecart can be crafted in TFCraft. Note: This is a temporary recipe and may be changed or removed in future versions. Minecart Rail Using 4 wrought iron ingots and 2 sticks, minecart rails can be crafted in TFCraft. Note: This is a temporary recipe and may be changed or removed in future versions. 64 Powered Rails 64 Powered Rails are made from 4 gold ingots, Redstone Dust, and sticks. 64 Shears Shears can be created using wrought iron ingots in TFCraft. Flint & Steel Flint & Steel can be created using wrought iron, or steel ingots in TFCraft. Note: TFC Flint & Steel behaves the same as a firestarter, with more durability. It cannot create nether portals like its vanilla counterpart. History Beta 78 Single metal sheets can now be placed on any side of a block. 78.9 Ingots now have tooltips for workable, weldable, and in danger of melting states. 78.11 30% slower heating/cooling applied to all metals. 78.12 Casting interface can now be opened with any liquid metal instead of just copper/bronzes. Interface can be used to cast tools using a full unshaped liquid ingot as well as for combining partially filled ingot molds. 78.14 Fixed shift clicking ingots out of molds not keeping temp data. Fixed splitting 100% refined bloom. Plans now auto-select based on input if there is only one possible plan and select no plan if there is none available. Added missing workable/weldable/danger message to metal sheets and bloom items.