In Project Zomboid Build 42, 2 items carry the base:metalpiece tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any metalpiece" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Piece | Material | 0.1 |
| Steel Piece | Material | 0.1 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
2 items: Iron Piece, Steel Piece.
It is used by 6 crafting recipes, including Make Spiked Club, Make Spiked Baseball Bat, Make Spiked Cudgel, Make Jawbone Morningstar, Forge Mace Head.
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.