Steel Rod (Barra de metal)
Steel Rod is a MaterialWeapon item that weighs 1.5 kg. Most likely found in: metal fabrication shop, metal shipping, metal shop. Used in 18 recipes.
| ID | Base.MetalBar |
|---|---|
| English name | Steel Rod |
| Spanish name | Barra de metal |
| Portuguese name | Haste de Aço |
| Category | MaterialWeapon |
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
| Damage | 0.7 – 1.1 |
| Weapon type | base:improvised, base:smallblunt |
| Range | 1.2 |
| Speed | 0.95 |
| Crit chance (%) | 30 |
| Zombies per hit | 2 |
| Max condition | 8 |
| Wears down 1 in | 15 uses |
Tips
- Best place to look: metal fabrication shop (other).
- Can be melted down in a forge to recover steel (smelting recipes below).
- Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Make Bucket Maul, Make Kettle Maul.
Where to find it
| Place | Container | Chance | Loot table |
|---|---|---|---|
| metal fabrication shop | other | common | CrateMetalBars |
| metal shipping | other | common | CrateMetalBars |
| metal shop | other | common | CrateMetalBars |
| garage | crate | common | CrateMetalwork |
| garage | counter | common | GarageMetalwork |
| garage | metal shelves | common | GarageMetalwork |
| hardware store | shelves | common | ToolStoreMetalwork |
| hardware store | other | common | ToolStoreMetalwork |
| hardware store storage | other | common | ToolStoreMetalwork |
| shed | other | common | CrateMetalwork |
| shed | counter | common | GarageMetalwork |
| shed | metal shelves | common | GarageMetalwork |
| shed | shelves | common | GarageMetalwork |
| storage room | other | common | CrateMetalwork |
| storage unit | other | common | CrateMetalwork |
And 22 more places with lower odds.
You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category JunkWeapons.
What it is for: recipes that use it
| Recipe | As | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Forge Rod Into Bar | ingredient | 1× Steel Bar Half, 1× Steel Chunk |
| Saw Bar | ingredient | 2× Steel Bar Half |
| Smelt Medium Plus Steel Item | ingredient | 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
| Smelt Steel From Medium Plus Steel Item | ingredient | 3× Steel Chunk |
| Barricade Metal Bar building · Metalworking 3 | ingredient | – |
| Make Block Bludgeon Metalworking 1 | ingredient | 1× Block Maul |
| Make Bucket Maul Maintenance 5 taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence | ingredient | 1× Bucket Maul - Wood Handle |
| Make Kettle Maul Maintenance 4 taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Street Violence | ingredient | 1× Kettle Maul - Wood Handle |
| Make Scrap Metal Chopper Metalworking 5 | ingredient | 1× Scrap Metal Chopper |
| Make Scrap Metal Cleaver Metalworking 4 | ingredient | 1× Scrap Metal Cleaver |
| Make Scrap Metal Morningstar Metalworking 7 | ingredient | 1× Scrap Metal Morningstar |
| Make Scrap Metal Weapon Metalworking 5 | ingredient | 1× Sawblade Axe |
| Metal Door Frame building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Door Frame building · Metalworking 5 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Fence building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Fence Lvl2 building · Metalworking 5 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Stairs building · Metalworking 5 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Wall Frame building · Metalworking 2 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993 | ingredient | – |