Steel Beam

This article is about the item. For the architectural structures, see Beams.

Steel Beam
Primarily used when constructing slightly more advanced buildings.
Unlocked by	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Class name	Desc_SteelPlate_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink points	64

Steel Beam is an early-game component used for constructing structural buildings, Mk.3 Conveyors, as well as Customizer materials among other things. It is one of two primary products made out of steel, the other being  Steel Pipes.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Steel Beam	4 × Steel Ingot60 / min	Constructor 4 sec Craft Bench  × 2	1 × Steel Beam15 / min	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Aluminum Beam Alternate	3 × Aluminum Ingot22.5 / min	Constructor 8 sec	3 × Steel Beam22.5 / min	Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Molded Beam Alternate	24 × Steel Ingot120 / min 16 × Concrete80 / min	Foundry 12 sec	9 × Steel Beam45 / min	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production

Usage

Research

 Steel Beam is used for research in the Caterium Research chain and Sulfur Research chain in the MAM.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients	Produced in	Products	Unlocked by
Encased Industrial Beam	3 × Steel Beam18 / min 6 × Concrete36 / min	Assembler 10 sec Craft Bench  × 5	1 × Encased Industrial Beam6 / min	Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Nobelisk Detonator	1 × Object Scanner0.75 / min 10 × Steel Beam7.5 / min 50 × Cable37.5 / min	Equipment Workshop  × 40	1 × Nobelisk Detonator0.75 / min	MAM Sulfur Research - The Nobelisk Detonator
Plutonium Fuel Rod	30 × Encased Plutonium Cell7.5 / min 18 × Steel Beam4.5 / min 6 × Electromagnetic Control Rod1.5 / min 10 × Heat Sink2.5 / min	Manufacturer 240 sec	1 × Plutonium Fuel Rod0.25 / min	Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment
Versatile Framework	1 × Modular Frame2.5 / min 12 × Steel Beam30 / min	Assembler 24 sec	2 × Versatile Framework5 / min	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
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
Steel Screw Alternate	1 × Steel Beam5 / min	Constructor 12 sec	52 × Screw260 / min	Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Blueprint Designer Mk.1	15 × Modular Frame 25 × Cable 100 × Concrete 100 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Blueprint Designer Mk.1	Tier 4 - FICSIT Blueprints
Ceiling Light	50 × Quickwire 16 × Wire 6 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Ceiling Light	AWESOME Shop - Indoor Lighting
Conveyor Belt Mk.3	1 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Belt Mk.3	Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3
Conveyor Lift Mk.3	2 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Lift Mk.3	Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3
Frame Floor	2 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Frame Floor	AWESOME Shop - Structural Frame Set
Freight Car	5 × Modular Frame 10 × Steel Pipe 10 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Freight Car	Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Glass Frame Foundation	2 × Steel Beam 5 × Concrete	Build Gun	1 × Glass Frame Foundation	AWESOME Shop - Structural Frame Set
Industrial Storage Container	20 × Steel Beam 20 × Steel Pipe	Build Gun	1 × Industrial Storage Container	Tier 4 - Logistics Mk.3
Metal Beam	1 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Metal Beam	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Packager	20 × Steel Beam 10 × Rubber 10 × Plastic	Build Gun	1 × Packager	Tier 5 - Fluid Packaging
Painted Beam	1 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Painted Beam	AWESOME Shop - Structural Beam Pack
Power Switch	20 × Quickwire 4 × Steel Beam 1 × AI Limiter	Build Gun	1 × Power Switch	MAM Caterium Research - Power Switch
Power Tower	10 × Concrete 20 × Wire 20 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Power Tower	Tier 4 - Expanded Power Infrastructure
Power Tower Platform	10 × Concrete 20 × Wire 20 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Power Tower Platform	Tier 4 - Expanded Power Infrastructure
Priority Power Switch	2 × High-Speed Connector 6 × Steel Beam 50 × Quickwire	Build Gun	1 × Priority Power Switch	MAM Caterium Research - Priority Power Switch
Railway	1 × Steel Pipe 1 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Railway	Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
Resource Well Extractor	10 × Steel Beam 10 × Aluminum Casing	Build Gun	1 × Resource Well Extractor	Tier 8 - Advanced Aluminum Production
Valve	4 × Rubber 4 × Steel Beam	Build Gun	1 × Valve	Tier 5 - Oil Processing

AWESOME Sink

 Steel Beam can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 64 points.

Gallery

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  The icon for Steel Plate, before they were changed to Steel Beam.

History

• Patch 0.5.0.0
  • AWESOME Shop Schematics now use dependencies, which means that they are not available for purchase until the player has unlocked the right ingredients
    • This applies for a bunch of items, such as Signs, Lights and many aesthetic build pieces and Materials that use more advanced resources, the common ones being Quartz Crystals, Quickwire, Silica and Steel Beams
• Patch 0.4.0.0: Increased stack size from 100 to 200
• Patch 0.3: Further increased the cost to 4 Steel Ingots
• Patch 0.1: Changed from Steel Plate to Steel Beam, cost increased from 2 to 3 Steel Ingots