Steel Pipe
A pipe for transporting liquids.
Notes
Steel Pipe is a tier 4 solid building block, placed on walls, used in advanced industrial recipes like the Froth Floatation Cell and Industrial Generator. Its high tier makes it valuable for constructing high-quality rooms, which boost housing value and unlock higher-tier crafting upgrades. As a key ingredient in late-game machinery, stocking steel pipes helps a settlement progress toward meteor defense and efficient industrial production.
Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.
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Ingredients
| Ingredient | Qty | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | item |
Byproducts (garbage)
| Material | Qty / craft |
|---|---|
| 0.02 |
Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled โ see the Garbage & Recycling guide.
Crafting
| Labor | 60 calories |
|---|---|
| Craft time | 1.5 min |
| Throughput | ≈ 40 Steel Pipe / hour (base) |
As a block
Recycling & waste
1× Iron Scrap
The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.
How garbage, sorting & recycling work
Total raw to craft this
Approximate โ category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.
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Steel veins threaded through the works, carrying the lifeblood of industry from tank to engine.