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A Material is a processed, refined item that results from putting an Ore into a Refinery or Arc Furnace. Materials are generally processed further by an Assembler to produce Components for use in Building, though Uranium Ingots can also be used directly as fuel in a Reactor. Materials largely have no use in Creative Mode, as Blocks can be placed for no cost.

It is important to get a feel for which Materials are needed for which projects. Iron and Uranium are the most common and most used Materials, due to their use in construction and energy production, respectively. Magnesium is highly valued for its ability to make things go boom, and so is used in weapons, both explosive and projectile. Gold is used for circuitry; Silicon for chips and thick glass; and Platinum, Silver, Nickel, and Cobalt for various specialized uses. Gravel is itself very common (coming from the omnipresent Stone), but is only a crafting ingredient in Reactor Components and can otherwise be ignored or trashed.

List of Materials

Component Mass Volume Component Amount
Cobalt Ingot Icon.png Cobalt Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.112 L
1.12e-4 m³
7.168e-6 Large-Blocks
8.96e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0112 hL
112 mL
 
Cobalt Ore Icon.png Cobalt Ore  3.333
Gold Ingot Icon.png Gold Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.052 L
5.2e-5 m³
3.328e-6 Large-Blocks
4.16e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0052 hL
52 mL
 
Gold Ore Icon.png Gold Ore  100
Iron Ingot Icon.png Iron Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.127 L
1.27e-4 m³
8.128e-6 Large-Blocks
0.00102 Small-Blocks
0.0127 hL
127 mL
 
Iron Ore Icon.png Iron Ore  1.429
Magnesium Powder Icon.png Magnesium Powder  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.575 L
5.75e-4 m³
3.68e-5 Large-Blocks
0.0046 Small-Blocks
0.0575 hL
575 mL
 
Magnesium Ore Icon.png Magnesium Ore  142.857
Nickel Ingot Icon.png Nickel Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.112 L
1.12e-4 m³
7.168e-6 Large-Blocks
8.96e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0112 hL
112 mL
 
Nickel Ore Icon.png Nickel Ore  2.5
Platinum Ingot Icon.png Platinum Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.047 L
4.7e-5 m³
3.008e-6 Large-Blocks
3.76e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0047 hL
47 mL
 
Platinum Ore Icon.png Platinum Ore  200
Silicon Wafer Icon.png Silicon Wafer  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.429 L
4.29e-4 m³
2.7456e-5 Large-Blocks
0.00343 Small-Blocks
0.0429 hL
429 mL
 
Silicon Ore Icon.png Silicon Ore  1.429
Silver Ingot Icon.png Silver Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.095 L
9.5e-5 m³
6.08e-6 Large-Blocks
7.6e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0095 hL
95 mL
 
Silver Ore Icon.png Silver Ore  10
Gravel Icon.png Gravel  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.37 L
3.7e-4 m³
2.368e-5 Large-Blocks
0.00296 Small-Blocks
0.037 hL
370 mL
 
Stone Icon.png Stone  71.429
Uranium Ingot Icon.png Uranium Ingot  1 kg
1,000 g
1,000,000 mg
1.0e-3 t
 
0.052 L
5.2e-5 m³
3.328e-6 Large-Blocks
4.16e-4 Small-Blocks
0.0052 hL
52 mL
 
Uranium Ore Icon.png Uranium Ore  100

Material Use

Here is a table showing the required Materials for all vanilla Components and Tools. Use this to get a feel for which Material is used for what Component, but remember that certain Components are used significantly more than others in practice (e.g. Steel Plate and Construction Component are in constant demand, whereas Detector Components are only needed for the Ore Detector, Sensor, and Jump Drive, all seldom-built modules).


Name Icon Ingots
200mm Missile Container 200mm Missile Container Icon.png
25x184mm NATO Ammo Container 25x184mm NATO Ammo Container Icon.png
5.56x45mm NATO Magazine 5.56x45mm NATO Magazine Icon.png
Bulletproof Glass Bulletproof Glass Icon.png
Bulletproof Glass Bulletproof Glass Icon.png
Canvas Canvas Icon.png
Canvas Canvas Icon.png
Components 64px
Computer Computer Icon.png
Computer Computer Icon.png
Construction Component Construction Component Icon.png
Detector Components Detector Components Icon.png
Detector Components Detector Components Icon.png
Display Display Icon.png
Display Display Icon.png
Explosives Explosives Icon.png
Explosives Explosives Icon.png
Girder Girder Icon.png
Girder Girder Icon.png
Gravity Generator Components Gravity Generator Components Icon.png
Gravity Generator Components Gravity Generator Components Icon.png
Interior Plate Interior Plate Icon.png
Interior Plate Interior Plate Icon.png
Interior Plate Interior Plate Icon.png
Large Steel Tube Large Steel Tube Icon.png
Large Steel Tube Large Steel Tube Icon.png
MR-20 Magazine MR-20 Magazine Icon.png
Medical Components Medical Components Icon.png
Medical Components Medical Components Icon.png
Metal Grid Metal Grid Icon.png
Metal Grid Metal Grid Icon.png
Motor Motor Icon.png
Motor Motor Icon.png
Power Cell Power Cell Icon.png
Power Cell Power Cell Icon.png
Radio-Communication Components Radio-Communication Components Icon.png
Radio-Communication Components Radio-Communication Components Icon.png
Reactor Components Reactor Components Icon.png
Reactor Components Reactor Components Icon.png
Small Steel Tube Small Steel Tube Icon.png
Small Steel Tube Small Steel Tube Icon.png
Solar Cell Solar Cell Icon.png
Solar Cell Solar Cell Icon.png
Steel Plate Steel Plate Icon.png
Steel Plate Steel Plate Icon.png
Steel Plate Steel Plate Icon.png
Superconductor Component Superconductor Component Icon.png
Superconductor Component Superconductor Component Icon.png
Thruster Components Thruster Components Icon.png
Thruster Components Thruster Components Icon.png

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