How to Get Steel in Astroneer

Last Updated on 15 January, 2022

How to Get Steel in Astroneer – Learn how to create Steel , its uses, and how to get all the ingredients involved

Steel is a composite resource that is crafted in the Chemistry Lab, requires Carbon, Argon & Iron

How to Get Steel in Astroneer – Source

Steel cannot be found, you must create it from the following recipe

Requires: Chemistry Lab| Recipe: x1 Carbon + x1 Argon + x1 Iron = x1 Steel

How to Create the Chemistry Lab?

Requires: Medium Printer Module | Recipe: Chemistry Lab = Tungsten + Glass + Ceramic

Tungsten: Check the Tungsten guide

Ceramic: Check the Ceramic guide

Glass: Use Quartz in the smelting furnace, to find the Quartz

Quartz can be found on all of the Planets.

The Soil Centrifuge produces 4 Quartz with two full Canisters of Soil.

The Trade Platform gives 2 Quartz for every Scrap, up to 8 total for 4 Scrap.

How to Get Carbon, Argon & Iron?

Carbon: use Organic in the Smelting Furnace, to find Organic:

Organic is found on every planet when using the Terrain Tool on most kinds of flora.

The Soil Centrifuge produces 8 Organic with two full Canisters of Soil.

The Trade Platform gives 2 Organic for every Scrap, up to 8 total for 4 Scrap

Argon: can be found on the following planets using the Atmospheric Condenser:

• Vesania : 50 ppu
• Glacio : 100 ppu

Iron: use Hematite in the Smelting Furnace, to find Hematite:

• Novus : Cave Layers
• Glacio : Ice Dunes and Mantle Layers

The Trade Platform gives 2 Hematite for every 3 Scrap, up to 4 total for 6 Scrap

How to Get Steel in Astroneer – Uses

These are all the items that require Steel in their recipes:

Backpack Printer Recipes

Everything you can create on the Backpack Printer, and the resources you’ll need, plus Steel

• Probe Scanner = Steel

Small Printer Recipes

Everything you can create on the Small Printer, and the resources you’ll need, plus Steel

• Hydrazine Thruster = Steel + EXO Chip

Medium Printer Recipes

Everything you can create on the Medium Printer, and the resources you’ll need, plus Steel

• Large Storage Silo A = Steel + Aluminum x2
• Large Storage Silo B = Steel x3
• Crane = Steel + Silicone + Titanium

Large Printer Recipes

Everything you can create on the Large Printer, and the resources you’ll need, plus Steel

• Extra Large Shredder = Steel + EXO Chip x2 + Tungsten Carbide x2
• Auto Extractor = Steel + EXO Chip + Rubber + Tungsten Carbide

Chemistry Lab Recipes

Everything you can create on the Chemistry Lab, and the resources you’ll need, plus Steel

• Nanocarbon Alloy = Steel + Titanium Alloy + Helium

More How to get guides:

• Tungsten
• Iron
• Aluminum
• Ceramic
• Aluminum Alloy > here
• Plastic
• Explosive Powder
• Copper
• Exo Chip
• Titanium
• Silicone
• Rubber
• Glass