What is Cold Steel Ingot used for?

It is an input in 14 recipes, such as 12-Gauge Cold Steel Shell, 5.56mm Cold Steel Round and 7.62mm Cold Steel Round.

Where is Cold Steel Ingot crafted?

At the Electric Furnace or the Concrete Furnace.

How long does Cold Steel Ingot take to craft?

5 s per craft at the Electric Furnace, 6.25 s at the Concrete Furnace. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.

Cold Steel Ingot

ResourcesFeature level: New Frontiers

Craft 1 Cold Steel Ingot from 1 Steel Ingot and 1 Super Cooled Ice per craft at an Electric Furnace (5 s), or at 1 other station. 2 recipes make it.

In-game description: “Formed by melding a Steel Ingot with Super Cooled Ice.”

How to make

2 recipes

Recipe 1 of 2 · station

Electric Furnace

Inputs

1 Steel Ingot,12 per minute0.2 per second1 per craft
1 Super Cooled Ice,12 per minute0.2 per second1 per craft

Output

1 Cold Steel Ingot,12 per minute0.2 per second1 per craft

Time: 5 s per craft, base
Power draw: 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
Electricity: 12.5 kJ per craftdraw × time
Unlocked by: No blueprint required

Recipe 2 · Chemistry Bench1 Steel Ingot + 1 Super Cooled Ice + 1 Shaped Ruby → 2 Cold Steel Ingot · 6.25 s · 2.5 kWT4

Recipe 2 of 2 · station

Chemistry Bench

Inputs

1 Steel Ingot,9.6 per minute0.16 per second1 per craft
1 Super Cooled Ice,9.6 per minute0.16 per second1 per craft
1 Shaped Ruby,9.6 per minute0.16 per second1 per craft

Output

2 Cold Steel Ingot,19.2 per minute0.32 per second2 per craft

Time: 6.25 s per craft, base
Power draw: 2.5 kWwhile running · cited override
Electricity: 15.63 kJ per craftdraw × time
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.

Weight: 0.4kg
Stack size: 20
Recipes: 2
Used in: 14

About Cold Steel Ingot

Cold Steel Ingot is an item in the Resources category. One craft turns 1 Steel Ingot and 1 Super Cooled Ice into 1 Cold Steel Ingot at the Electric Furnace (5 s) or Concrete Furnace (6.25 s). 2 recipes make it in total. Used in 14 recipes, most often at the Forge.

Used in

All 14

Recipes that use Cold Steel Ingot
Makes	Station	Needs / craft	Tier
12-Gauge Cold Steel Shell	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
5.56mm Cold Steel Round	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
7.62mm Cold Steel Round	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
9mm Cold Steel Round	Machining Bench +2	1	Tier 3
Cold Steel Arrow	Forge +1	1	Tier 3
Cold Steel Axe	Forge +1	5	Tier 3
Cold Steel Bolt	Forge +1	1	Tier 3
Cold Steel Javelin	Forge +1	5	Tier 3
Cold Steel Knife	Forge +1	5	Tier 3
Cold Steel Pickaxe	Forge +1	5	Tier 3
Cold Steel Sickle	Forge +1	5	Tier 3
Cold Steel Sledgehammer	Forge +1	15	Tier 3

Showing 12 of 14, most-used products first.

Crafted at

3 stations

Craft time of Cold Steel Ingot per station
Station	Recipe	Time / craft	Cold Steel Ingot /min	Power
Electric Furnace	Cold Steel Ingot	5 s	12/min	2.5 kW cited
Concrete Furnace	Cold Steel Ingot	6.25 s	9.6/min	No power connection
Chemistry Bench	Cold Steel Ingot from Steel Ingot	6.25 s	19.2/min	2.5 kW cited

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.

Cold Steel Ingot FAQ

How do you make Cold Steel Ingot in ICARUS?: One craft turns 1 Steel Ingot and 1 Super Cooled Ice into 1 Cold Steel Ingot at the Electric Furnace (5 s) or Concrete Furnace (6.25 s). 2 recipes make it in total.
What is Cold Steel Ingot used for?: It is an input in 14 recipes, such as 12-Gauge Cold Steel Shell, 5.56mm Cold Steel Round and 7.62mm Cold Steel Round.
Where is Cold Steel Ingot crafted?: At the Electric Furnace or the Concrete Furnace.
How long does Cold Steel Ingot take to craft?: 5 s per craft at the Electric Furnace, 6.25 s at the Concrete Furnace. One craft makes 1. Station speed bonuses are applied in-game and not included.