Electric smelter

Electric smelter

Electric smelter

Extracts usable metal from slag chunks and other mixed metal items. Consumes a lot of power.

Base Stats

Type

Building – Production

Market Value

400  ^[Note]

Mass

20 kg

HP

180

Flammability

100%

Path Cost

50 (21%)

Building

Size

3 × 1

Minifiable

True

Placeable

True

Passability

pass through only

Cover Effectiveness

50%

Terrain Affordance

Heavy

Power

-700 W

Light Radius

3.44

Heat Per Second

9

Creation

Required Research

Electricity

Skill Required

Construction 4

Work To Make

3,500 ticks (58.33 secs)

Resources to make

170 + 2

Deconstruct yield

85 + 1

Destroy yield

42 - 43 + 0 - 1

Technical

thingCategories

BuildingsProduction

The Electric smelter is used to extracts steel from steel slag chunks and metal weapons and armor. Colonists assigned to crafting will make use of it. Metallic weapons and armor can be smelted to return 25% of their crafting cost. Items can also be destroyed by smelting,

Acquisition

It is built with  170 Steel,  2 Components in 3,500 ticks (58.33 secs) after the research Electricity has been completed.

Analysis

Electric smelters produce heat in process of smelting things (amount comparable to output of one heater). No heat is produced when idle, even if powered on.

It outputs light in a 6 tile radius while it is powered on, with the nearest 3.442 tiles being above 50% light level and considered lit. As the smelter can only be used while it is powered, and it emits light when powered, this means there is no need for additional light sources to prevent work speed penalties to the operator. The light emitted by the smelter itself is sufficient.

Some items sell for more silver than would be required to buy the same amount of materials obtained from smelting, especially at high qualities and hit points. However as some items have low sell value/smelted material ratios, and smelting returns the same materials regardless of quality, damage, biocoding or tainting it can be used to extract moderate value from items of little or no worth otherwise. Both of these facts should be kept in mind while creating any automated smelting bills. It is never recommended to destroy items, as sale for silver brings a little profit as opposed to none at all by destruction.

For an unmodified, healthy pawn, smelting a steel slag chunk takes 400 ticks (6.67 secs) of work, as does destroying items, while smelting a weapon or piece of apparel takes 1,600 ticks (26.67 secs) of work. The Smelting Speed of pawns using the electric smelter is not dependent on any skills, instead it can only be increased above normal with increased manipulation. Therefore bionic and archotech arms are the primary method of improving smelting rates. Additionally, traits that improve Global Work Speed, such as Industrious are also useful in this regard.

Sell or Smelt

This graph shows dependence item sell price multiplier($) from item hit points.

The specifics of which items to designate for smelting and which should be kept for sale vary significantly. It seems like most craftable melee weapons are better to smelt, while sniper rifles are generally better to sell, though this relationship may break down at high and low qualities respectively. Very damaged (under 60% health remaining, the value of an item drops rapidly after 60 percent) items are better to smelt, as the sale price is reduced while the amount of resources recovered are unaffected. Note that items with 90% or more health remaining retain full value.

However, below can be found a table which compares the value of items of varying quality and of their smelted products. In parenthesis are hit point values at which the item will be worth the same to sell as the raw materials, meaning in a purely economic

Name	Material Return	Material Value	Awful Sale Value	Poor Sale Value	Normal Sale Value	Good Sale Value	Excellent Sale Value	Masterwork Sale Value	Legendary Sale Value
Steel slag chunk	15	28.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gladius	12 (125*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Longsword	25 (250*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Knife	7 (75*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ikwa	13 (125*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Spear	19 (188*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mace	13 (125*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Club	10 (100*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Axe	13 (125*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Warhammer	37 (375*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Autopistol	7
13.3	Autopistol	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Revolver	7
13.3	Revolver	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Pump shotgun	15
28.5	Pump shotgun	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Machine pistol	11
20.9	Machine pistol	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Bolt-action rifle	15
28.5	Bolt-action rifle	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Assault rifle	15
28.5	Assault rifle	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Sniper rifle	15
28.5	Sniper rifle	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
LMG	19
36.1	LMG	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Heavy SMG	19
36.1	Heavy SMG	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Frag grenades	10
19	Frag grenades	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Molotov cocktails	10
19	Molotov cocktails	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
EMP grenades	10
19	EMP grenades	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Chain shotgun	18
34.2	Chain shotgun	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Minigun	40
76	Minigun	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Incendiary launcher	19
36.1	Incendiary launcher	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
EMP launcher	19
36.1	EMP launcher	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Smoke launcher	19
36.1	Smoke launcher	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Charge rifle	13
117	Charge rifle	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Charge lance	15
135	Charge lance	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Shield belt	12 +  5
67.8	Revolver	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Simple helmet	10 (100*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flak helmet	10 (100*) +  2	? + 18	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Recon helmet	8
72	Recon helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Marine helmet	10
90	Marine helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Cataphract helmet	13
117	Cataphract helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige recon helmet	10 +  3 +  1
118	Prestige recon helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige marine helmet	13 +  5 +  2
167	Prestige marine helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige cataphract helmet	19 +  12 +  2
263	Prestige cataphract helmet	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Plate armor	43 (425*)	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flak vest	15 +  8
40.5	Flak vest	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Flak pants	15 +  7
39	Flak pants	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Flak jacket	17 +  13
51.8	Flak jacket	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Recon armor	20 +  3
198	Recon armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Marine armor	25 +  5
255	Marine armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Cataphract armor	37 +  13
411	Cataphract armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige recon armor	25 +  3 +  3
273	Prestige recon armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige marine armor	30 +  5 +  3
411	Prestige marine armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Prestige cataphract armor	48 +  12 +  4
544	Prestige cataphract armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Locust armor	30 +  3 +  25
345.5	Locust armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Grenadier armor	25 +  5 +  19
291.1	Grenadier armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Phoenix armor	38 +  12 +  18 +  10
471.2	Phoenix armor	+ [[{{{R2}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R3}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R4}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R5}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)  + [[{{{R6}}}]] (Error: Page does not exist)		(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)	(never)
Visage mask	4	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

^{* return for small materials (gold, silver, uranium)}

Version history

• 0.4.460 - Added as Slag Refinery
• 1.3.3087 - Pawns no longer smelt relics, to avoid accidental mishaps.

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Architect

Production | Neolithic

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Medieval

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Industrial

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