Break Down Metal is a metalworking crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Aluminum Fragments or Iron Piece or Steel Piece x5. It needs no skill level.
| Qty | Item | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aluminum Scrap or Iron Scrap or Steel Scrap | Used up |
| 1 | any metalsaw or any boltcutters or any smallsaw | Tool, kept (may wear) |
| Qty | Makes |
|---|---|
| 5 | Aluminum Fragments or Iron Piece or Steel Piece |
Recipes that make the ingredients:
What you can make next with the result:
Use the Break Down Metal recipe (Metalworking category). You need Aluminum Scrap or Iron Scrap or Steel Scrap and these tools: any metalsaw or any boltcutters or any smallsaw.
No skill level is required.
It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
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.