What is Ammo Casing used for?

It is an input in 7 recipes, such as 5.56mm Round, 5.56mm Round from Ammo Casing and 7.62mm Round.

Where is Ammo Casing crafted?

At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.

How long does Ammo Casing take to craft?

0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Ammo Casing

ResourcesTier 3

Craft 5 Ammo Casing from 1 Iron Ingot per craft at a Manufacturer (0.83 s), or at 2 other stations.

In-game description: “A rough iron ammo casing that can be used to create all types of ammo.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Manufacturer

Input

1 Iron Ingot,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft

Output

5 Ammo Casing,360 per minute6 per second5 per craft

Time: 0.83 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: T3 IndustrialAmmo Casing blueprint

Quantities are per craft. Times are each station's base rate (crafting work ÷ processing rate); station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Weight: 0.008kg
Stack size: 200
Recipes: 1
Used in: 7

About Ammo Casing

Ammo Casing is a Tier 3 item in the Resources category. One craft turns 1 Iron Ingot into 5 Ammo Casing at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s). Used in 7 recipes, most often at the Machining Bench. Unlocked by the Ammo Casing blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Cement Mixer.

Used in

7 recipes

Recipes that use Ammo Casing
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
5.56mm Round	Machining Bench +2	2	Tier 3
5.56mm Round from Ammo Casing	Machining Bench +2	10	Tier 3
7.62mm Round	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
7.62mm Round from Ammo Casing	Machining Bench +2	5	Tier 3
9mm Round	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
9mm Round from Ammo Casing	Machining Bench +2	5	Tier 3
Enzymatic Mutation Ammo	Machining Bench +2	5	Tier 3

Crafted at

3 stations

Craft time of Ammo Casing per station
Station	Time / craft	Ammo Casing /min	Power
Manufacturer	0.83 s	360/min	computed in-game
Fabricator	1 s	300/min	No power connection
Machining Bench	1 s	300/min	No power connection

Unlocked by

Tier 3 blueprintAmmo Casing
Requires Cement Mixer.

Change history

Tracked since Week 252. Changes from later data updates appear here.

Ammo Casing FAQ

How do you make Ammo Casing in ICARUS?: One craft turns 1 Iron Ingot into 5 Ammo Casing at the Manufacturer (0.83 s), Fabricator (1 s) or Machining Bench (1 s).
What is Ammo Casing used for?: It is an input in 7 recipes, such as 5.56mm Round, 5.56mm Round from Ammo Casing and 7.62mm Round.
Where is Ammo Casing crafted?: At the Manufacturer, the Fabricator or the Machining Bench.
How do you unlock Ammo Casing?: Unlocked by the Ammo Casing blueprint in the Tier 3 tech tree, after Cement Mixer.
How long does Ammo Casing take to craft?: 0.83 s per craft at the Manufacturer, 1 s at the Fabricator, 1 s at the Machining Bench. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.