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Due to its high smelting temperature, iron ores cannot be simply melted down in a [[crucible]] like [[bronze]] or [[copper]]. Instead, iron ore nuggets (in the form of hematite, limonite or magnetite nuggets) must be smelted in a [[bloomery]] to produce iron blooms, which are further refined on a bronze or better anvil into wrought iron, which can then be smelted into tools. | |||
=== Ores === | === Ores === | ||
There are | There are three types of iron-containing ores in the game: hematite, magnetite and limonite. They can appear in different [[Rock#Rock strata|rock layers]] at different depths, but all are equally capable of producing iron. 20 nuggets of these ores produces one iron bloom. | ||
'''Hematite''' can be found in large, deep underground deposits in limestone, granite, sandstone, peridotite, and phyllite. '''Magnetite''' can be found in andesite, chalk, conglomerate, claystone, and slate. '''Limonite''' can be found in chert, shale, and basalt. Taken as a whole, this means iron ores can generate in any rock layer ''except'' for marble and bauxite. | |||
=== Bloomery === | |||
''See also [[Bloomery]].'' | |||
=== | In order to turn iron ore nuggets into iron blooms, the ore nuggets must be smelted in a bloomery, created from [[fire clay|fire clay bricks]]. The bloomery must be loaded with the ore, then with an appropriate [[fuel]] - either charcoal, black coal or anthracite coal. The bloomery will burn for around 10 hours, after which it may be broken open to retrieve the iron blooms. Bloomeries are destroyed after a single use, so a new one must be made each time the player wants to turn iron ore nuggets into iron blooms. | ||
=== Wrought iron === | |||
Iron blooms must be further worked on an anvil while hot to turn it into usable wrought iron ingots. This may be done manually, with a hammer and a bronze or better anvil, or be automated with a [[helve hammer]]. | |||
Manual processing is done by placing a hot iron bloom on the anvil. Using a hammer, remove all the dark slag spots and manipulate the hot iron into the shape of an ingot. With a helve hammer setup, the bloom just needs to be placed on the anvil under the hammer, and it will slowly be turned into wrought iron. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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=== [[Smithing]] === | === [[Smithing]] === | ||
=== Alloys === | === Alloys === | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 29 May 2022
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| Smelt Point | 1482°C |
| Requires Container | Yes |
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Iron is a Tier 4 metal. Iron can be refined through a complex process from its ores, which are hematite, magnetite or limonite. Iron may be smithed into a variety of tools, weapons, armor and items. It is a component for steel, the highest tier metal in the game.
Obtaining
Due to its high smelting temperature, iron ores cannot be simply melted down in a crucible like bronze or copper. Instead, iron ore nuggets (in the form of hematite, limonite or magnetite nuggets) must be smelted in a bloomery to produce iron blooms, which are further refined on a bronze or better anvil into wrought iron, which can then be smelted into tools.
Ores
There are three types of iron-containing ores in the game: hematite, magnetite and limonite. They can appear in different rock layers at different depths, but all are equally capable of producing iron. 20 nuggets of these ores produces one iron bloom.
Hematite can be found in large, deep underground deposits in limestone, granite, sandstone, peridotite, and phyllite. Magnetite can be found in andesite, chalk, conglomerate, claystone, and slate. Limonite can be found in chert, shale, and basalt. Taken as a whole, this means iron ores can generate in any rock layer except for marble and bauxite.
Bloomery
See also Bloomery.
In order to turn iron ore nuggets into iron blooms, the ore nuggets must be smelted in a bloomery, created from fire clay bricks. The bloomery must be loaded with the ore, then with an appropriate fuel - either charcoal, black coal or anthracite coal. The bloomery will burn for around 10 hours, after which it may be broken open to retrieve the iron blooms. Bloomeries are destroyed after a single use, so a new one must be made each time the player wants to turn iron ore nuggets into iron blooms.
Wrought iron
Iron blooms must be further worked on an anvil while hot to turn it into usable wrought iron ingots. This may be done manually, with a hammer and a bronze or better anvil, or be automated with a helve hammer.
Manual processing is done by placing a hot iron bloom on the anvil. Using a hammer, remove all the dark slag spots and manipulate the hot iron into the shape of an ingot. With a helve hammer setup, the bloom just needs to be placed on the anvil under the hammer, and it will slowly be turned into wrought iron.
Usage
Smithing
Alloys
See also steel.
Progression
| Ores, metals and minerals | |
|---|---|
| Guides | Ore Deposits • Metals |
| Metals | Copper • Iron • Meteoric iron • Gold • Silver • Lead • Tin • Zinc • Bismuth • Titanium (Ilmenite) |
| Alloys | Bronze (Tin bronze, bismuth bronze, black bronze) • Steel • Brass • Solder (Lead solder, Silver solder) • Molybdochalkos • Cupronickel • Electrum |
| Minerals | Alum • Borax • Cinnabar • Coal • Halite (Salt) • Lapis lazuli • Quartz • Saltpeter • Sulfur • Sylvite (Potash) |
| Tools | Pickaxe • Hammer • Prospecting Pick • Crucible • Forge • Ore blasting bomb • Quern • Anvil • Bloomery • Helve hammer • Pulverizer |
| Other | Gemstones |
| Related mechanics | Panning • Mining • Clay forming • Casting • Smithing • Steel making |
