Material
A Material is a processed, refined item that results from putting an Ore into a Refinery or Arc Furnace. Materials are generally processed further by an Assembler to produce Components for use in Building, though Uranium Ingots can also be used directly as fuel in a Reactor. Materials largely have no use in Creative Mode, as Blocks can be placed for no cost.
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.
List of Materials
| Component | Mass | Volume | Component | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cobalt Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.112 L 1.12e-4 m³
7.168e-6 Large-Blocks 8.96e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0112 hL 112 mL |
 Cobalt Ore
|
3.333 |
 Gold Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.052 L 5.2e-5 m³
3.328e-6 Large-Blocks 4.16e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0052 hL 52 mL |
 Gold Ore
|
100 |
 Iron Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.127 L 1.27e-4 m³
8.128e-6 Large-Blocks 0.00102 Small-Blocks 0.0127 hL 127 mL |
 Iron Ore
|
1.429 |
 Magnesium Powder
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.575 L 5.75e-4 m³
3.68e-5 Large-Blocks 0.0046 Small-Blocks 0.0575 hL 575 mL |
 Magnesium Ore
|
142.857 |
 Nickel Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.112 L 1.12e-4 m³
7.168e-6 Large-Blocks 8.96e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0112 hL 112 mL |
 Nickel Ore
|
2.5 |
 Platinum Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.047 L 4.7e-5 m³
3.008e-6 Large-Blocks 3.76e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0047 hL 47 mL |
 Platinum Ore
|
200 |
 Silicon Wafer
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.429 L 4.29e-4 m³
2.7456e-5 Large-Blocks 0.00343 Small-Blocks 0.0429 hL 429 mL |
 Silicon Ore
|
1.429 |
 Silver Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.095 L 9.5e-5 m³
6.08e-6 Large-Blocks 7.6e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0095 hL 95 mL |
 Silver Ore
|
10 |
 Gravel
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.37 L 3.7e-4 m³
2.368e-5 Large-Blocks 0.00296 Small-Blocks 0.037 hL 370 mL |
 Stone
|
71.429 |
 Uranium Ingot
|
1 kg 1,000 g
1,000,000 mg 1.0e-3 t |
0.052 L 5.2e-5 m³
3.328e-6 Large-Blocks 4.16e-4 Small-Blocks 0.0052 hL 52 mL |
 Uranium Ore
|
100 |
Material Use
Here is a table showing the required Materials for all vanilla Components and Tools. 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, Sensor, and Jump Drive, all seldom-built modules).
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