Editing 40d:Steel

{{Alloy3|name=Steel|color=0:7:1|color1=7:1|tile1=•|color2=0:1|color3=0:1
|recipe=
* 1 [[Iron]] [[bar]]
* 1 [[Pig iron]] [[bar]]
* 1 [[Coke]]
* 1 [[Flux]]
|uses=
* [[weapon|Melee Weapons]]
* [[Crossbow]]s
* [[Bolt]]s
* [[Pick]]s
* [[Armor]]
* [[Anvil]]s
* [[Metalsmith's forge|Metal crafting]]
|properties=
* [[Magma]] proof
* [[Armor|Block]]% 133
* [[Damage]]% 133
* [[Material value]] 30
}}{{av}}{{Quality|Exceptional}}

'''Steel''' can be smelted at a [[smelter]] by a [[dwarf]] with the [[furnace operator]] labor activated.  It is an extremely durable [[metal]] and is highly [[item value|valuable]], worth just as much as [[gold]].

Steel is one of few [[Magma-safe_materials|materials]] that can resist melting when immersed in [[magma]]. [[Weapon]]s and [[armor]] made from steel are 33% stronger than equivalent [[iron]] objects, making it second only to [[Adamantine]] for creating military equipment.

The method for making steel is unbearably elaborate.

==Recipe==
The recipe for steel is:
* One [[pig iron]] [[bar]]
* One [[iron]] bar
* One [[flux]] material
* One of [[coke]] or [[charcoal]]

When the above items are combined at a [[smelter]], the product is two bars of steel; the [[Refined coal|coke/charcoal]] and flux are consumed in the reaction, but the pig iron and iron are combined into steel.

In this version, making steel at an ordinary Smelter only requires '''one''' piece of fuel, serving as both a source of heat and a source of carbon. In both earlier (0.23.130.23a) ''and'' later (0.31.01+) versions, '''two''' pieces of fuel are required instead.

==Production chain==

The following amount of materials are needed to produce two steel bars:
* Two iron bars
* Two units of [[flux]]
* Two units [[refined coal]]

The following steps are performed to produce two steel bars from the above materials:
# '''Make pig iron bars''' (creates one pig iron bar)
#* One iron bar
#* One unit of [[flux]]
#* One unit of [[refined coal]]
# '''Make steel bars''' (creates two steel bars)
#* One iron bar
#* One pig iron bar
#* One unit of [[flux]]
#* One unit of [[refined coal]]

The tasks '''Make Pig Iron Bars''' and '''Make Steel Bars''' use the same materials at either smelter. At a normal [[smelter]], the [[refined coal]] is needed as a reagent but will also act as the [[fuel]] needed for the smelting operation. At a [[magma smelter]], the [[refined coal]] is needed only as a reagent.

Once steel bars are produced, they are used just like other normal metal bars. The [[flux]] and [[refined coal]] reagents are only needed during the smelting.

If you have embarked on a map which does not have ready access to coal or flux, another possible, though expensive, way to obtain Steel is to buy out all the low quality steel weapons and armor from the Dwarven caravan and designate them for melting. For more information on melting recovery rates see [[Melt item]]

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