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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.
 
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.
  
See the individual articles for each material to see which Components they are used to construct, and see the article on [[Ores]] for more information on how to find each host ore out in the wild.
 
  
 
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Here is a table showing the required materials for all vanilla [[Components]].  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]], a seldom-built module).
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Revision as of 22:12, 9 November 2014

Raw Materials are the processed, refined materials that result from putting Ores into a Refinery or Arc Furnace, and are used by an Assembler to produce Components that themselves make up every Block and Tool in the game. These materials largely have no use in Creative Mode as blocks do not need to be constructed in that mode.

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.


Name Icon Mass (kg) Volume (l) Description
Material Material Icon.png
Material Material Icon.png

Material Use

Here is a table showing the required materials for all vanilla Components. 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, a seldom-built module).


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
Automatic Rifle Automatic Rifle Icon.png
Automatic Rifle Automatic Rifle Icon.png
Bulletproof Glass Bulletproof Glass Icon.png
Bulletproof Glass Bulletproof Glass Icon.png
Bulletproof Glass Bulletproof Glass Icon.png
Canvas Canvas Icon.png
Canvas Canvas Icon.png
Computer Computer Icon.png
Computer Computer Icon.png
Construction Component Construction Component 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
Elite Automatic Rifle Elite Automatic Rifle Icon.png
Elite Grinder Elite Grinder Icon.png
Elite Hand Drill Elite Hand Drill Icon.png
Elite Welder Elite Welder Icon.png
Enhanced Grinder Enhanced Grinder Icon.png
Enhanced Hand Drill Enhanced Hand Drill Icon.png
Enhanced Welder Enhanced Welder 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
Grinder (Tool) Grinder (Tool) Icon.png
Grinder (Tool) Grinder (Tool) Icon.png
Hand Drill Hand Drill Icon.png
Hand Drill Hand Drill Icon.png
Hydrogen Bottle Hydrogen Bottle 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 64px
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
Oxygen Bottle Oxygen Bottle Icon.png

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