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Steel Chunk at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Steel Chunk
Steel Chunk is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.SteelChunk | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Steel Chunk is on 1 loot table in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tool Factory Tools | Factory (cupboard) | 3.2% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Steel From Large Iron Item Advanced furnace | 9 × Coke; 9 × Limestone; any large piece of smeltable iron | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
| Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item Advanced furnace | 9 × any charcoal; any large piece of smeltable steel | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
| Smelt Steel From Medium Iron Item Advanced furnace | 5 × Coke; 5 × Limestone; any medium piece of smeltable iron | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
| Smelt Steel From Medium Steel Item Advanced furnace | 5 × any charcoal; any medium piece of smeltable steel | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
| Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Iron Item Advanced furnace | 6 × Coke; 6 × Limestone; any medium or larger piece of smeltable iron | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
| Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item Advanced furnace | 6 × any charcoal; any medium or larger piece of smeltable steel | Large Ceramic Crucible; any crude tongs or any tongs | No skill needed |
4 more recipes also make it. See the recipe database.
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 12 recipes: Drill Steel Chunk, Forge 10 Nails, Forge Bar, Forge Bar From Chunks, Forge Bar Half, Forge Bar Quarter from Chunk, Forge Block From Chunks, Forge Small Steel Sheet, Forge Straight Razor, Pierce Chunk, Saw into Pieces, Smelt Small Steel Item.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Steel Chunk weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Steel Chunk?
Base.SteelChunk.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.