Satisfactory · Iron ingot routes | Compare
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The version and limits of the original source apply to every entry. Quantities and requirements belong to the named variant; do not add alternative recipes or opening lines together.
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Iron ingot routes, then choose the machine that will run it. The per-minute rate uses the recorded output, recipe duration and machine speed. Batch quantities answer how many materials a fixed number of operations consumes; the rate column answers how fast one selected machine processes them.
Increase the target rate to see the number of whole machines needed. Rounding up leaves some nominal spare capacity. This is a direct production step, not a balanced factory: upstream supply, transport and temporary interruptions still need to support the stated rate.
Iron Ingot
30 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 2
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron Ore | 1 | 30 |
| + Iron Ingot | 1 | 30 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Iron Ingot · 2 Seconds
Iron Ore × 1 → Iron Ingot × 1
Station: Smelter
Alternate: Iron Alloy Ingot · 12 Seconds
Iron Ore × 8 + Copper Ore × 2 → Iron Ingot × 15
Station: Foundry
Alternate: Basic Iron Ingot · 12 Seconds
Iron Ore × 5 + Limestone × 8 → Iron Ingot × 10
Station: Foundry
Alternate: Leached Iron ingot · 6 Seconds
Iron Ore × 5 + Sulfuric Acid × 1 → Iron Ingot × 10
Station: Refinery
Alternate: Pure Iron Ingot · 12 Seconds
Iron Ore × 7 + Water × 4 → Iron Ingot × 13
Station: Refinery
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Iron Ingot. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron Ore × 4.
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Iron Ore
120 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Reanimated SAM | 1 | 10 |
| − Limestone | 24 | 240 |
| + Iron Ore | 12 | 120 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Iron Ore (Limestone) · 6 Seconds
Reanimated SAM × 1 + Limestone × 24 → Iron Ore × 12
Station: Converter
A worked example
Suppose you want 37 × Iron Ore. This recipe produces 12 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 48 in total, leaving 11 extra. The direct material list is Reanimated SAM × 4 and Limestone × 96.
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