Iron plate
| Iron plate | 
- Base game
 - Space Age mod
 
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 Stack size  | 
 100  | 
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 1000 (10 stacks)  | 
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 Internal name  | 
 iron-plate  | 
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The iron plate is a material that can be made by smelting iron ore in a furnace, or cast by a foundry. It is a component or subcomponent of almost every item in Factorio, and it is recommended to create a large stockpile when possible. When smelted in a furnace for a second time, iron plates will transform into steel plates, with a ratio of 5 iron plates per 1 steel plate.
When starting a new freeplay game, the player starts out with 8 iron plates, along with 1 burner mining drill and 1 stone furnace.
Achievements
| Iron throne 1 Produce 20k iron plates per hour.  | 
| Iron throne 2 Produce 200k iron plates per hour.  | 
| Iron throne 3 Produce 400k iron plates per hour.  | 
History
- 0.17.0: 
- Crafting time reduced from 3.5 to 3.2 seconds.
 
 
- 0.1.0: 
- Introduced