Iron plate
Iron plate |
The iron plate is a material that can be made by smelting iron ore in a furnace. 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 plate, along with 1 burner mining drill and 1 stone furnace. These iron plates are generally used to create an iron axe right away to not have to slowly mine your first resources by hand.
Achievements
Iron plates are directly connected to the following 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
- 0.1.0:
- Introduced