Scrap Metal (Chatarra)
Scrap Metal is a Material item that weighs 1 kg. Most likely found in: attic, closet, drug lab. Used in 20 recipes. It can be crafted.
| ID | Base.ScrapMetal |
|---|---|
| English name | Scrap Metal |
| Spanish name | Chatarra |
| Portuguese name | Sucata Metálica |
| Category | Material |
| Weight | 1 kg |
Tips
- Best place to look: attic (cardboard box).
- Can be melted down in a forge to recover iron (smelting recipes below).
- Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Make Shiv.
Where to find it
| Place | Container | Chance | Loot table |
|---|---|---|---|
| attic | cardboard box | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| attic | crate | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| attic | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| closet | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| drug lab | counter | common | DrugShackTools |
| drug lab | overhead cabinet | common | DrugShackTools |
| drug shack | counter | common | DrugShackTools |
| drug shack | other | common | DrugShackTools |
| garage | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| hallway | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| kitchen | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| living room | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| storage unit | other | common | PlumbingSupplies |
| survivor safehouse | bin | uncommon | SafehouseBin |
| electronics store | metal shelves | uncommon | ElectricianTools |
And 19 more places with lower odds.
You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category Trash.
What it is for: recipes that use it
| Recipe | As | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Smelt Iron From Small Item | ingredient | 1× Iron Chunk |
| Smelt Small Iron Item | ingredient | 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Iron |
| Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item | ingredient | 1× Steel Chunk |
| Barrel Oven building · Metalworking 5 | ingredient | – |
| Big Double Pole Gate building · Metalworking 5 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Big Double Wire Gate building · Metalworking 5 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Big Wire Fence Gate building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Make Improvised Screwdriver Maintenance 1 taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Escaping Captivity | ingredient | 1× Improvised Screwdriver |
| Make Scrap Metal Weapon Metalworking 5 | ingredient | 1× Sawblade Axe |
| Make Shiv Maintenance 1 taught by Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Prison Defense | ingredient | 1× Shiv |
| Metal Big Pole Fence building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Big Pole Fence Gate building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Big Wire Fence building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Crate Lvl1 building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Crate Lvl2 building · Metalworking 7 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Pole Fence Gate building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Shelves building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Shelves building · Metalworking 9 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Wire Fence building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
| Metal Wire Fence Gate building · Metalworking 3 taught by Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993 | ingredient | – |
How to craft it
| Recipe | You need |
|---|---|
| Cut Up Tire Strength 4 | 1× Bolt Cutters or other (tool) 1× Tire - Performance or other |
| Cut Up Tire With Bandsaw | 1× Tire - Performance or other |