Steel is a Intermediate Good. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.
Usage[]
Intermediate Good[]
Steel is an Intermediate good, and is used for the production of other goods. See the Production Chains section for more information.
Trade[]
Steel can be passively sold for 28
or purchased for 70 per ton. It can be actively bought from Old Nate for 70 coins. No neutral trader sells Steel for a special price.
Production[]
Steel is produced in a Furnace from 
Iron and 
Coal. All regular production chains involving Steel are listed below.
Steal Beams[]
Steel Beams
-890
-870
-50
5800
44
45
★ The 
Charcoal Kilns may be replaced with a 
Coal Mine
for -10 -30 +10 +400 +4 -5
Weapons[]
Weapons
-1190 -570 -50
5500 76 85
48
★ The Charcoal Kilns may be replaced with a Coal Mine
for -10 -30 +10 +400 +4 -5
Sewing Machines[]
Sewing Machines
-1310
5 -300
-300 -10
26500 28 40 16
16
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 140 
Artisans Residences (up to 4200 Artisans)
• or 70 
Engineers Residences (up to 2800 Engineers)
• or 160 
Obreros Residences (up to 3200 Obreros)
Reinforced Concrete[]
Reinforced Concrete
-2400 -350
-300 -10
74400 112 170 120 120
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Advanced Weapons[]
Advanced Weapons
-17420 -120 -660 -2000 -92
226000 248 440 336 180
180
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Steam Motors[]
Steam Motors
-7700 -500 -750 -80
315400 128 230 168 140 140
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Penny Farthings[]
Penny Farthings
-1600 -200 -150
-40 -10
83200 56 35 12 10 10
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 160 Engineers Residences (up to 6400 Engineers)
• or 80 
Investors Residences (up to 4000 Investors)
Steam Carriages[]
Steam Carriages
-23410 -5 -500 -2950 -40 -100
995500 280 470 360 320 320
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Supplies:
• 600 Investor Residences (up to 30000 Investors)
The High Life DLC[]
Elevators[]
Elevators
-11610 -5 -1300 -1350 -95
454900 234 360 252 220 225
Typewriters[]
Typewriters
-6550 -70 -1050 -200 -45
-250 -95
392600 254 330 148 130 135
Violins[]
Violins
-6450 -140 -350 -2600 -200 -45 -250 -50
396700 280 360 152 130 70
Shopping Arcades[]
Iron is also used at Shopping Arcades in the following patents:
Toasters
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +2 
• Income: +5%
• Consumption reduction:
-10% • 
-15%
-5350 -400 -960 -600 -10
253000 308 595 312 380 200
Vacuum Cleaners
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +5
• Income: +16%
• Consumption reduction:
-25% • 
-15%
-5370 -20 -300 -960 -155 -500 -50
395800 436 700 240 320 140
Refrigerators
Department Store Patent
Affects All Old World Residences except Scholar Residences:
• Happiness: +4
• Income: +22%
• Consumption reduction:
-20% • -10%
-7000 -300 -960 -40
-1250 -10
244400 496 500 409 320 140
Alternatives[]
Steel can be also used in the following production chains when particular items are equipped in a 
Trade Union.
Reinforced Concrete (Cementer)[]
 CementerUncommon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lays down extra-solid foundations. | ||
 Equipped in Trade UnionAffects Concrete Factory |
Effects Replaced Input Instead of  Cement, the building processes  Clay. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20 |
Reinforced Concrete
Cementer
-1920 -400 -300 -10
63400 104 140 96 100
★ The Coal Mine may be replaced with two Charcoal Kilns
for +10 +30 -10 -400 -4 +5
Items[]
The following items may mention Steel, or share a name with an item that does.
 General ForemanRare | ||
|---|---|---|
| A constructive approach has cemented his position. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Brick Dry-House Brick Factory Concrete Factory |
Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Steel Beams every 5th cycleWorkforce Needed: -60% |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +30 Force: +5 |
 Dario the Mechanical EngineerEpic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dario is an octopus, with eight different tools in his eight different hands. | ||
| Equipped in Trade Union Affects  Bicycle Factory Sewing Machine Factory |
Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra  Pocket Watches every 8th cycleOccasionally produces extra  Gramophones every 8th cycleReplaced Input Instead of  Steel, the building processes  Iron. |
Expedition Bonus Crafting: +45 |
