Items that count as smeltableironmedium

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 20 items carry the base:smeltableironmedium tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any smeltableironmedium" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Broken Iron Pipe	Junk Weapon	1
Carpentry Chisel	Tool Weapon	1
File	Tool Weapon	1
Fleshing Tool	Tool	1
Garden Hoe Head	Material	1
Iron Bar Half	Material Weapon	1
Large Handle with Railspike	Weapon Crafted	2
Large Knife Blade	Material	1
Long Simple Metal Blade	Material	1
Mace Head	Material	1
Mason's Chisel	Tool Weapon	1
Metalworking Chisel	Tool Weapon	1
Metalworking Punch	Tool Weapon	1
Rake Head	Material	1
Scythe Blade	Material	1
Shovel	Gardening Weapon	2
Simple Wood Saw	Tool	1
Spade Head	Material	1
Spade Head	Junk Weapon	1
Tongs	Tool	1

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Recipes that use it

Recipes that accept any item with this tag:

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Quick answers

Which items count as smeltableironmedium in Project Zomboid?

20 items: Broken Iron Pipe, Carpentry Chisel, File, Fleshing Tool, Garden Hoe Head, Iron Bar Half, Large Handle with Railspike, Large Knife Blade, Long Simple Metal Blade, Mace Head, Mason's Chisel, Metalworking Chisel and more.

What is the smeltableironmedium tag used for?

It is used by 3 crafting recipes, including Smelt Iron From Medium Item, Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item, Smelt Medium Iron Item.

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.