Scrap Metal

Scrap Metal

Category	Materials
Type	Basic Material · Junk · Material
Original price	10 Credits

Can be smelted into Metal Ore. With limited resources available on the Station, salvage and recycling are important habits.

Where to get it

• Dumping Grounds

  Possible scavenging find. A search does not guarantee this item.

• Scavenger: materials

  Possible offers at your counter. Stock varies with random rolls, reputation and training unlocks; the visitor and every listed item are not guaranteed each day.

Calculated sell offers: 10 Credits–13 Credits.

Original price is a baseline; actual offers vary by vendor or buyer, accepted Retail Markup, bargaining, and other trade modifiers. Check the live offer.

Possible buyers

The game calculates each offer from the current item and buyer. When shown, Credit examples use the listed original value or module roll with no other modifiers; actual sale prices can differ.

• Station Tourist — Scrap souvenirs

  Calculated buyer offer: 12–13 Credits (without/with variety bonus)

  Tourist Tax can add 15%; a variety bonus can add another 15%.

• Lower Level Inventor

  Calculated buyer offer: 10 Credits

  Buys materials, tools and modules; no fixed buyer premium.

Check the live offer before selling; a markup can be refused. Haggling

Usage

Smelt metal

The furnace instruction sheet specifies two pieces of metal ore or scrap for one ingot, with power, overnight. Input purity affects the ingot; ore gives higher purity than scrap.

• Furnace

Source & instructions

Related items

• Furnace Module (Junk Processing)
• How To: The Furnace
• Junk
• Metal Ingot
• Metallurgy Manual
• Plasma Cutter

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Sources: game data, community text and wiki translations. Build demo 049-Rev3-L.