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Steel Ingot

Higher-grade metal for better tools, weapons and armour. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Steel Ingot at a glance

Steel Ingot icon

Smithing Building & survival

Higher-grade metal for better tools, weapons and armour.

No published stats for this item yet.

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Where to find it

Smelted with coke at an advanced furnace.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Steel Ingot in Project Zomboid?

Smelted with coke at an advanced furnace.

What is the Steel Ingot used for?

Higher-grade metal for better tools, weapons and armour. Make coke in a Dome Kiln before trying steel.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.