In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:aluminum tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any aluminum" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Foil | Material | 0.1 |
| Aluminum Fragments | Material | 0.1 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
2 items: Aluminum Foil, Aluminum Fragments.
It is used by 4 crafting recipes, including Make Makeshift Radio, Make Makeshift Ham Radio, Make Makeshift Walkie Talkie, Make Aerosol Bomb.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.