Metals

TFC has 22 metals, of which 10 are Alloys. They are split into tiers, 1 to 6, each of which is an advancement in the technology tree bringing improvements such as durability and strength. Metals can be processed in 3 unique ways.

Metals

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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 Bismuthinite Unshaped Bismuth Bismuth Ingot - - - - - - - - 0 Metal Tin Cassiterite Unshaped Tin Tin Ingot - - - - - - - - 0 Metal Zinc Sphalerite Unshaped Zinc Zinc Ingot - - - - - - - - 0 Metal Copper Malachite Native Copper Tetrahedrite Unshaped Copper Copper Ingot Copper Double Ingot Copper Sheet Copper Double Sheet Copper Tuyere Copper Anvil Copper Casting Copper Tool Copper Armor 1 Metal Bronze Alloy Unshaped Bronze Bronze Ingot Bronze Double Ingot Bronze Sheet Bronze Double Sheet Bronze Tuyere Bronze Anvil Bronze Casting Bronze Tool Bronze Armor 2 Alloy Bismuth Bronze Alloy Unshaped Bismuth Bronze Bismuth Bronze Ingot Bismuth Bronze Double Ingot Bismuth Bronze Sheet Bismuth Bronze Double Sheet Bismuth Bronze Tuyere Bismuth Bronze Anvil Bismuth Bronze Casting Bismuth Bronze Tool Bismuth Bronze Armor 2 Alloy Black Bronze Alloy Unshaped Black Bronze Black Bronze Ingot Black Bronze Double Ingot Black Bronze Sheet Black Bronze Double Sheet Black Bronze Tuyere Black Bronze Anvil Black Bronze Casting Black Bronze Tool Black Bronze Armor 2 Alloy Brass Alloy Unshaped Brass Brass Ingot - - - - - - - - 2 Alloy Lead Galena Unshaped Lead Lead Ingot - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Gold Native Gold Unshaped Gold Gold Ingot - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Rose Gold Alloy Unshaped Rose Gold Rose Gold Ingot Rose Gold Double Ingot - - - File:Grid Anvil (Rose Gold).png - - - 2 Alloy Silver Native Silver Unshaped Silver Silver Ingot - - - - - - - - 2 Metal Sterling Silver Alloy Unshaped Sterling Silver Sterling Silver Ingot - - - - - - - - 2 Alloy Platinum Native Platinum Unshaped Platinum Platinum Ingot - - - - - - - - 3 Metal Wrought Iron File:Grid Raw Iron Bloom.png Unshaped Wrought Iron Wrought Iron Ingot Wrought Iron Double Ingot Wrought Iron Sheet Wrought Iron Double Sheet Wrought Iron Tuyere Wrought Iron Anvil - Wrought Iron Tool Wrought Iron Armor 3 Metal Nickel Garnierite Unshaped Nickel Nickel Ingot - - - - - - - - 4 Metal Pig Iron Hematite Limonite Magnetite Unshaped Pig Iron Pig Iron Ingot - - - - - - - - 4 Metal Steel File:Grid Pig Iron Ingot.png Pig Iron Unshaped Steel Steel Ingot Steel Double Ingot Steel Sheet Steel Double Sheet Steel Tuyere Steel Anvil - Steel Tool Steel Armor 4 Metal Black Steel Alloy Unshaped Black Steel Black Steel Ingot Black Steel Double Ingot Black Steel Sheet Black Steel Double Sheet Black Steel Tuyere Black Steel Anvil - Black Steel Tool Black Steel Armor 5 Alloy Blue Steel Alloy Unshaped Blue Steel Blue Steel Ingot Blue Steel Double Ingot Blue Steel Sheet Blue Steel Double Sheet Blue Steel Tuyere Blue Steel Anvil - Blue Steel Tool Red Steel Tool Blue Steel Armor 6 Alloy Red Steel Alloy Unshaped Red Steel Red Steel Ingot Red Steel Double Ingot Red Steel Sheet Red Steel Double Sheet Red Steel Tuyere Red Steel Anvil - Red Steel Tool Red Steel Tool Red Steel Armor 6 Alloy Unknown Metal² Alloy Unshaped Unknown Unknown Ingot - - - - - - - - - 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. Metal Processing Metal Processing is carried out by 3 distinct methods: Melting & Casting, the Bloomery and the Blast Furnace. Melting & Casting are for processing the non-iron metals ores and for alloying, whereas the Bloomery is for Wrought Iron production, and the Blast Furnace is for production of Steel. Melting & Casting Melting and Casting will be your first endeavor into working with metals. Melting is achieved by filling a Small Vessel with Ore to which Heat is applied in a FirePit, Pit Kiln or Forge, or you can use a Crucible over a Forge. Just make sure to pick a way that gets hot enough for the metal you are working with, the use of a bellow on the forge will be required to melt high temperature metal such as Nickel. Not only will you be using this to get molten metal for Casting but you can make Alloys with these same methods! When doing this make sure to follow the recipe for the alloy you wish to make otherwise you will end up with Unknown Metal! Bloomery The Bloomery is where you will make an Iron Bloom that is then turned into Wrought Iron. This is the only way of getting Wrought Iron as melting Iron will give you nothing. Blast Furnace A Blast Furnace is your gateway to Steel and all the Steel Alloys. Smelting Iron Ore in a blast furnace will give you Pig Iron that is then worked into steel. Temperatures Each metal has 4 specific temperature ranges that indicate the work you can do with it: Unworkable, Workable, Weldable and Liquid. Metal must be in either the Workable or Weldable range to be worked, but can only be welded in the Weldable range. Working temperature is found by doing Melting Temp * 0.6 Welding temperature is found by doing Melting Temp * 0.8 Item Warming Hot Very Hot Faint Red Dark Red Bright Red Orange Yellow Yellow White White Brilliant White . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: . . : :. :: Bismuth 162° 216° 270° 3000° Tin 138° 184° 230° 3000° Zinc 252° 336° 420° 3000° Copper 648° 864° 1080° 3000° Bismuth Bronze 591° 648° 985° 3000° Black Bronze 642° 856° 1070° 3000° Brass 558° 744° 930° 3000° Bronze 570° 760° 950° 3000° Lead 196.8° 262.4° 328° 3000° Gold 636° 848° 1060° 3000° Rose Gold 576° 768° 960° 3000° Silver 576.6° 768.8° 961° 3000° Sterling Silver 540° 720° 900° 3000° Pig Iron 921° 1228° 1535° 3000° Platinum 1038° 1384° 1730° 3000° Wrought Iron 921° 1228° 1535° 3000° Nickel 871.8° 1162.4° 1453° 3000° Steel 924° 1232° 1540° 3000° Black Steel 891° 1188° 1485° 3000° Blue Steel 924° 1232° 1540° 3000° Red Steel 924° 1232° 1540° 3000°