What is Clay used for?

It is an input in 6 recipes, such as Clay Brick, Clay Attachment and Broken Pottery.

Where is Clay crafted?

At the Organic Residue Cleanser or the Biofuel Bio-Cleaner.

How long does Clay take to craft?

5 s per craft at the Organic Residue Cleanser, 12.5 s at the Biofuel Bio-Cleaner. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Clay

ResourcesFeature level: New Frontiers

Craft 5 Clay from 1 Noxious Crust (Clay) per craft at an Organic Residue Cleanser (5 s), or at 1 other station.

In-game description: “A mouldable, fine-grained material that can be baked into bricks.”

How to make

1 recipe

Recipe 1 of 1 · station

Organic Residue Cleanser

Input

1 Noxious Crust (Clay),12 per minute0.2 per second1 per craft

Output

5 Clay,60 per minute1 per second5 per craft

Time: 5 s per craft, base
Power draw: computed in-game
Unlocked by: No blueprint required

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.

Also: Mined from deep-ore deposits with a deep-mining drill (1 deposit type in the data).

Weight: 0.25kg
Stack size: 100
Recipes: 1
Used in: 6

About Clay

Clay is an item in the Resources category. One craft turns 1 Noxious Crust (Clay) into 5 Clay at the Organic Residue Cleanser (5 s) or Biofuel Bio-Cleaner (12.5 s). Used in 6 recipes, most often at the Masonry Bench.

Used in

6 recipes

Recipes that use Clay
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
Clay Brick	Concrete Furnace +1	1	—
Clay Attachment	Alteration Bench +1	4	Tier 3
Broken Pottery	Masonry Bench +2	15	Tier 2
Decorative shell	Masonry Bench +2	10	Tier 2
Homestead Honey Pot	Masonry Bench +3	3	Tier 2
Specialist Clay Attachment	Advanced Alteration Bench	8	Tier 4

Crafted at

2 stations

Craft time of Clay per station
Station	Time / craft	Clay /min	Power	Water
Organic Residue Cleanser	5 s	60/min	computed in-game	100 mL/s (boost)
Biofuel Bio-Cleaner	12.5 s	24/min	No power connection	250 mL/s (boost)

Unlocked by

No blueprint required: the data lists no tech-tree or workshop unlock for its recipes.

Change history

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

Clay FAQ

How do you make Clay in ICARUS?: One craft turns 1 Noxious Crust (Clay) into 5 Clay at the Organic Residue Cleanser (5 s) or Biofuel Bio-Cleaner (12.5 s).
What is Clay used for?: It is an input in 6 recipes, such as Clay Brick, Clay Attachment and Broken Pottery.
Where is Clay crafted?: At the Organic Residue Cleanser or the Biofuel Bio-Cleaner.
How long does Clay take to craft?: 5 s per craft at the Organic Residue Cleanser, 12.5 s at the Biofuel Bio-Cleaner. One craft makes 5. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.