What is Carbon Paste used for?

It is an input in 4 recipes, such as Carbon Fiber, Advanced Aquarium and Large Advanced Aquarium.

Where is Carbon Paste crafted?

At the Material Processor, the Windmill, the Mortar and Pestle or the Sterile Mortar & Pestle.

How long does Carbon Paste take to craft?

0.83 s per craft at the Material Processor, 1.25 s at the Windmill, 2.5 s at the Mortar and Pestle, 2.5 s at the Sterile Mortar & Pestle. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Carbon Paste

ResourcesTier 2

Craft 1 Carbon Paste from 1 Silica Ore, 1 Aluminium Ingot, 4 Organic Resin and 2 Epoxy per craft at a Material Processor (0.83 s), or at 3 other stations.

In-game description: “A carbon-based admixture used in advanced constructions.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Material Processor

Inputs

1 Silica Ore,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft
1 Aluminium Ingot,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft
4 Organic Resin,288 per minute4.8 per second4 per craft
2 Epoxy,144 per minute2.4 per second2 per craft

Output

1 Carbon Paste,72 per minute1.2 per second1 per craft

Time: 0.83 s per craft, base
Power draw: 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
Electricity: 2.08 kJ per craftdraw × time
Unlocked by: T2 IronCarbon Paste 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: 0.25kg
Stack size: 20
Recipes: 1
Used in: 4

About Carbon Paste

Carbon Paste is a Tier 2 item in the Resources category. One craft turns 1 Silica Ore, 1 Aluminium Ingot, 4 Organic Resin and 2 Epoxy into 1 Carbon Paste at the Material Processor (0.83 s), Windmill (1.25 s), Mortar and Pestle (2.5 s) or Sterile Mortar & Pestle (2.5 s). Used in 4 recipes, most often at the Fabricator. Unlocked by the Carbon Paste blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Mortar and Pestle.

Used in

4 recipes

Recipes that use Carbon Paste
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
Carbon Fiber	Concrete Furnace +1	1	—
Advanced Aquarium	Fabricator +1	12	Tier 4
Large Advanced Aquarium	Fabricator +1	20	Tier 4
Vesper Cage	Fabricator +1	2	—

Crafted at

4 stations

Craft time of Carbon Paste per station
Station	Time / craft	Carbon Paste /min	Power
Material Processor	0.83 s	72/min	2.5 kW cited
Windmill	1.25 s	48/min	No power connection
Mortar and Pestle	2.5 s	24/min	No power connection
Sterile Mortar & Pestle	2.5 s	24/min	No power connection

Unlocked by

Tier 2 blueprintCarbon Paste
Requires Mortar and Pestle.

Change history

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

Carbon Paste FAQ

How do you make Carbon Paste in ICARUS?: One craft turns 1 Silica Ore, 1 Aluminium Ingot, 4 Organic Resin and 2 Epoxy into 1 Carbon Paste at the Material Processor (0.83 s), Windmill (1.25 s), Mortar and Pestle (2.5 s) or Sterile Mortar & Pestle (2.5 s).
What is Carbon Paste used for?: It is an input in 4 recipes, such as Carbon Fiber, Advanced Aquarium and Large Advanced Aquarium.
Where is Carbon Paste crafted?: At the Material Processor, the Windmill, the Mortar and Pestle or the Sterile Mortar & Pestle.
How do you unlock Carbon Paste?: Unlocked by the Carbon Paste blueprint in the Tier 2 tech tree, after Mortar and Pestle.
How long does Carbon Paste take to craft?: 0.83 s per craft at the Material Processor, 1.25 s at the Windmill, 2.5 s at the Mortar and Pestle, 2.5 s at the Sterile Mortar & Pestle. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.