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Steel Sheet - Small at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Steel Sheet - Small
Steel Sheet - Small 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.SmallSheetMetal | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Steel Sheet - Small is on 8 loot tables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Worker Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.5% | 3 |
| Welding Workshop Metal | Welding storage (shelves); Welding workshop (shelves) | 7.4% | 4 |
| Junk Bin | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.8% | 4 |
| Garage Metalwork | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Crate Metalwork | Garage storage (box, crate); Shed (crate); Storage (box, crate); and 3 more places | 3.3% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | 0.29% | 1 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snip 4 Small Metal Sheets On any surface | Steel Sheet | any sheet metal snips | No skill needed |
| Cut Metal Sheet Metal bandsaw | Steel Sheet | None | No skill needed |
| Forge Small Steel Sheet Forge | any charcoal; Steel Chunk | a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel | Blacksmithing 4. Read: Everyday Smithing - April 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 6 |
| Cut 4 Small Metal Sheets In hand | Steel Sheet; 2 × Welding Torch | any welding mask | Welding 4. Read: Welder Monthly - March 1993 or reach Welding 6 |
| Saw Steel Sheet On any surface | Steel Sheet | any metal saw | No skill needed |
| Split Metal Sheet Forge | Steel Sheet | a ball-peen hammer; any tongs; any metalworking chisel | Blacksmithing 3 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 59 recipes: Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor, Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor, Assemble Forearm Armor, Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor, Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor, Assemble Metal Thigh Armor, Assemble Shin Armor, Assemble Shoulder Armor - Left, Assemble Shoulder Armor - Right, Barrel Oven, Forge Coat of Plates Body Armor, Forge Codpiece, Forge Cooking Pot, Forge Cup and 45 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Steel Sheet - Small weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Steel Sheet - Small?
Base.SmallSheetMetal.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.