Editing Steel slag chunk

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| name = Steel slag chunk
| image = MetalDebrisA.png|Steel slag chunk
| description = A chunk of steel slag. While it's useless in its current form, it can be smelted to recover steel.
| type = Chunk
| type2 = 
| size = 1 ˣ 1
| mass = 8
| cover = 0.5
| beauty = -8
| flammability - 0
| hp = 300
| deconstruct yield = {{icon Small|steel||15}}
}}
'''Steel slag chunks''' are a type of [[chunk]] created by the destruction of several different structures and objects. They provide [[cover]] and can be smelted at an [[Electric smelter]] for {{icon Small|steel||15}} [[steel]].

== Acquisition == 
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Steel slag chunks are created from destroying certain buildings and [[raider]]'s drop pods and [[Events#Cargo pods|cargo pod events]], but never the pods of orbital trader's or [[quest]] reward delivery.

== Summary ==
Their primary use is to be smelted at an [[Electric smelter]] for {{icon Small|steel||15}} [[steel]]. This requires {{ticks|400}} of work.  

They also act as 50% [[cover]].

== Analysis ==
While smelters are available early, or even immediately if playing the Crashlanded scenario, you have many other sources of steel.

Smelting a steel slag chunk would take {{ticks|400/15 round 1}} per 1 steel. Below 16 Mining skill, this is actually better than mining steel. It is also better than [[deep drill]]ing. However, this does not consider hauling time. Since drop pods usually land far away, it takes a long time to haul them back. 

The benefit is that steel slag chunks are renewable, as raiders and thus [[drop pod]] raiders are renewable. Even when steel ore is available, smelting allows non-miners to generate a supplemental source of steel. Later in the game, [[deep drill]]s can provide vast amounts of steel, but smelting is often faster (especially for non-miners)

It takes {{Required Resources|Electric smelter}} to make an electric smelter, which is quite costly (12 chunks to break-even). This discourages creating an electric smelter in the early game, where you won't have enough things to smelt. As steel slag chunks won't go anywhere, you can wait a while before actually building the smelter. Once you can smelt enough objects, though, smelters provide a continuous profit of steel through chunks, weapons, and apparel.

If you have a [[mechanitor]],{{BiotechIcon}} then [[lifter]]s and/or [[fabricor]]s can be used to automate the hauling process.

===Cover===
As a [[chunk]], it provides 50% [[cover]], so should be cleared to a stockpile away from areas where enemies could use them. Conversely, they should be exploited when fighting field battles to provide cover to your own pawns. With its modestly high {{HP}} and non-flammability, it makes for more durable and rapidly deployable early cover than [[wood]]en [[barricades]] at the cost of providing 5% less cover.

== Version history ==
* [[Version/1.3.3200|1.3.3200]] - Changed slag steel chunk mass from 5 to 8 so it doesn't weight less than the steel you get by smelting it.

[[Category:Chunks]]