Rubber

Rubber
Rubber is a material that is very flexible and has a lot of friction.
Unlocked by	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Class name	Desc_Rubber_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink points	60

Rubber is a mid-game item refined from Crude Oil commonly used for alternative recipes and some late-game items.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Residual Rubber	4 × Polymer Resin40 / min 4 × Water40 / min	Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber20 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Rubber	3 × Crude Oil30 / min	Refinery 6 sec	2 × Rubber20 / min 2 × Heavy Oil Residue20 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Recycled Rubber Alternate	6 × Plastic30 / min 6 × Fuel30 / min	Refinery 12 sec	12 × Rubber60 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Rubber / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	90 (76.92 )	(+330.01 )	863.02	4.34
Residual	55.38 (47.34 )	23.84	1274.93	5.44
Recycled (Blender)	20 (17.09 )	145.55	939.83	3.94

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate, which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower, the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower, the better.
• Building space and building count are summed for all buildings, excluding belts, pipes, power poles, power lines and other logistic infrastructures. The lower, the better.
• Energy can be recovered in some recipes, by first producing Residual Fuel then burn it in Fuel Generators. The leftover energy can be used to power other factory buildings.
• The most efficient production route involves several recipes, as shown in the above diagram. If the Blender is not yet unlocked, Diluted Packaged Fuel can be used instead, with slightly more power consumption.

Usage

Research

 Rubber is used in the Caterium Research chain and Sulfur Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Cooling System	2 × Heat Sink12 / min 2 × Rubber12 / min 5 × Water30 / min 25 × Nitrogen Gas150 / min	Blender 10 sec	1 × Cooling System6 / min	Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Gas Filter	5 × Coal37.5 / min 2 × Rubber15 / min 2 × Fabric15 / min	Manufacturer 8 sec Equipment Workshop  × 4	1 × Gas Filter7.5 / min	Tier 5 - Gas Mask
Gas Mask	100 × Rubber 100 × Plastic 100 × Fabric	Equipment Workshop  × 30	1 × Gas Mask	Tier 5 - Gas Mask
Hazmat Suit	50 × Rubber 50 × Plastic 50 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet 50 × Fabric	Equipment Workshop  × 60	1 × Hazmat Suit	Tier 7 - Hazmat Suit
Jetpack	50 × Plastic 50 × Rubber 15 × Circuit Board 5 × Motor	Equipment Workshop  × 60	1 × Jetpack	Tier 6 - Jetpack
Modular Engine	2 × Motor2 / min 15 × Rubber15 / min 2 × Smart Plating2 / min	Manufacturer 60 sec	1 × Modular Engine1 / min	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Rifle	2 × Motor 10 × Rubber 25 × Steel Pipe 250 × Screw	Equipment Workshop  × 60	1 × Rifle	MAM Sulfur Research - The Rifle
Turbo Motor	4 × Cooling System7.5 / min 2 × Radio Control Unit3.75 / min 4 × Motor7.5 / min 24 × Rubber45 / min	Manufacturer 32 sec Craft Bench  × 32	1 × Turbo Motor1.875 / min	Tier 8 - Leading-edge Production
Adhered Iron Plate Alternate	3 × Iron Plate11.25 / min 1 × Rubber3.75 / min	Assembler 16 sec	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate3.75 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Caterium Computer Alternate	7 × Circuit Board26.25 / min 28 × Quickwire105 / min 12 × Rubber45 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Computer3.75 / min	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Electrode Circuit Board Alternate	6 × Rubber30 / min 9 × Petroleum Coke45 / min	Assembler 12 sec	1 × Circuit Board5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Flexible Framework Alternate	1 × Modular Frame3.75 / min 6 × Steel Beam22.5 / min 8 × Rubber30 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec	2 × Versatile Framework7.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Heat Exchanger Alternate	3 × Aluminum Casing30 / min 3 × Rubber30 / min	Assembler 6 sec	1 × Heat Sink10 / min	Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Heavy Flexible Frame Alternate	5 × Modular Frame18.75 / min 3 × Encased Industrial Beam11.25 / min 20 × Rubber75 / min 104 × Screw390 / min	Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Heavy Modular Frame3.75 / min	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Insulated Cable Alternate	9 × Wire45 / min 6 × Rubber30 / min	Assembler 12 sec	20 × Cable100 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated Crystal Oscillator Alternate	10 × Quartz Crystal18.75 / min 7 × Rubber13.125 / min 1 × AI Limiter1.875 / min	Manufacturer 32 sec	1 × Crystal Oscillator1.875 / min	MAM Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Electronics OR Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quickwire Cable Alternate	3 × Quickwire7.5 / min 2 × Rubber5 / min	Assembler 24 sec	11 × Cable27.5 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing OR MAM Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots
Radio Control System Alternate	1 × Crystal Oscillator1.5 / min 10 × Circuit Board15 / min 60 × Aluminum Casing90 / min 30 × Rubber45 / min	Manufacturer 40 sec	3 × Radio Control Unit4.5 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Recycled Plastic Alternate	6 × Rubber30 / min 6 × Fuel30 / min	Refinery 12 sec	12 × Plastic60 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Rubber Concrete Alternate	10 × Limestone50 / min 2 × Rubber10 / min	Assembler 12 sec	9 × Concrete45 / min	Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Fuel Generator	5 × Computer 10 × Heavy Modular Frame 15 × Motor 50 × Rubber 50 × Quickwire	Build Gun	1 × Fuel Generator	Tier 6 - Logistics Mk.4
Geothermal Generator	8 × Supercomputer 16 × Heavy Modular Frame 16 × High-Speed Connector 40 × Copper Sheet 80 × Rubber	Build Gun	1 × Geothermal Generator	MAM Caterium Research - Geothermal Generator
Packager	20 × Steel Beam 10 × Rubber 10 × Plastic	Build Gun	1 × Packager	Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Power Pole Mk.3	2 × High-Speed Connector 2 × Steel Pipe 3 × Rubber	Build Gun	1 × Power Pole Mk.3	MAM Caterium Research - Power Poles Mk.3
Resource Well Pressurizer	200 × Wire 50 × Rubber 50 × Encased Industrial Beam 50 × Motor	Build Gun	1 × Resource Well Pressurizer	Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Truck	15 × Motor 10 × Circuit Board 5 × Heavy Modular Frame 50 × Rubber 20 × Encased Industrial Beam	Build Gun	1 × Truck	Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
Valve	4 × Rubber 4 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Valve	Tier 5 - Oil Processing

AWESOME Sink

 Rubber can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 60 points.

Tips

Later in the game, when you have collected the majority of the Hard Drives, be sure to unlock the following Alternate Recipes:

•  Heavy Oil Residue
•  Diluted Packaged Fuel/ Diluted Fuel
•  Recycled Plastic
•  Recycled Rubber

Combine these with Packaged Water, Unpackage Fuel and Residual Rubber to form a closed-loop production of Plastic and/or Rubber without any wastage, increasing the Oil to Plastic/Rubber conversion ratio up to 1:3. Empty Canisters from fuel unpackaging are reused and recycled back to the water packaging. The late-game alternative Blender recipe Diluted Fuel removes the need for packaging and unpackaging.

Gallery

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  Producing 900 Rubber/min from 300 m³/min Crude Oil without any wastage. Make sure to use up all the excess Residual Rubber to prevent clogging.

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  The plan of the Rubber production at 900/min.

Note: The plan is very old, now you have to use a packager instead of refinery for packaged products.

History

• Patch 0.4.1.0: Stack size 100 -> 200