In Project Zomboid Build 42, 13 items carry the base:steelmaterial tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any steelmaterial" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Bar | Material Weapon | 2 |
| Steel Bar Half | Material Weapon | 1 |
| Steel Bar Quarter | Material | 0.5 |
| Steel Block | Material | 2 |
| Steel Block (Pierced) | Material | 2 |
| Steel Chunk | Material | 0.5 |
| Steel Chunk (Pierced) | Material | 0.5 |
| Steel Ingot | Material | 6 |
| Steel Ingot (Pierced) | Material | 6 |
| Steel Piece | Material | 0.1 |
| Steel Rod Half | Material Weapon | 0.75 |
| Steel Rod Quarter | Material | 0.375 |
| Steel Slug | Material | 0.075 |
13 items: Steel Bar, Steel Bar Half, Steel Bar Quarter, Steel Block, Steel Block (Pierced), Steel Chunk, Steel Chunk (Pierced), Steel Ingot, Steel Ingot (Pierced), Steel Piece, Steel Rod Half, Steel Rod Quarter and more.
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.