Items that count as smeltablesteelmedium

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 28 items carry the base:smeltablesteelmedium tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any smeltablesteelmedium" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Left	Protective Gear	2
Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Right	Protective Gear	2
Articulated Metal Thigh Armor	Protective Gear	1
Articulated Metal Thigh Armor	Protective Gear	1
Bolt Cutters	Tool Weapon	4
Circular Sawblade Half	Material	1
Cooking Pot	Cooking	1
Cooking Pot	Cooking	1
Fillet Knife	Cooking Weapon	0.7
Full Metal Forearm Armor	Protective Gear
Full Metal Forearm Armor	Protective Gear
Garden Fork Head	Material Weapon	1
Garden Fork Head	Material Weapon	1
Handguard Dagger	Weapon	1
Hunting Knife Blade	Material	1
Large Handle with Sawblade	Weapon Crafted	2
Long Metal Spearhead	Material	1
Meat Cleaver Blade	Material	1
Metal Codpiece	Protective Gear	1
Metal Neck Guard	Protective Gear	1
Ratchet Wrench	Tool Weapon	1
Roasting Pan	Cooking	1.3
Sheet Metal Snips	Tool Weapon	1
Sledgehammer Head	Material	6
Small File Set	Tool	1
Small Punch and Chisel Set	Tool	1
Steel Bar Half	Material Weapon	1
Wrench	Tool Weapon	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 smeltablesteelmedium in Project Zomboid?

28 items: Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Left, Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Right, Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, Bolt Cutters, Circular Sawblade Half, Cooking Pot, Cooking Pot, Fillet Knife, Full Metal Forearm Armor, Full Metal Forearm Armor, Garden Fork Head and more.

What is the smeltablesteelmedium tag used for?

It is used by 2 crafting recipes, including Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item, Smelt Medium Steel 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.