# Caterium Ingot > Canonical source: [Caterium Ingot](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/caterium-ingot) > Language: en Smelted from Caterium Ore. Primarily used for advanced electronics. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 100 - Sink points: 42 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Leached Caterium Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-cateriumingot-leached-c) 10 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore): 9 per cycle; 54/min, [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid): 5 m³ per cycle; 30 m³/min → [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 6 per cycle; 36/min. ### [Alternate: Tempered Caterium Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-cateriumingot-tempered-c) 8 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore): 6 per cycle; 45/min, [Petroleum Coke](/wiki/items/petroleum-coke): 2 per cycle; 15/min → [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 3 per cycle; 22.5/min. ### [Alternate: Pure Caterium Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-purecateriumingot-c) 5 s. [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery) [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore): 2 per cycle; 24/min, [Water](/wiki/items/water): 2 m³ per cycle; 24 m³/min → [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 12/min. ### [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ingotcaterium-c) 4 s. [Smelter](/wiki/buildings/smelter) [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore): 3 per cycle; 45/min → [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 15/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Fused Wire](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-fusedwire-c) 20 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Copper Ingot](/wiki/items/copper-ingot): 4 per cycle; 12/min, [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 3/min → [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 30 per cycle; 90/min. ### [Alternate: Fused Quickwire](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-quickwire-c) 8 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Copper Ingot](/wiki/items/copper-ingot): 5 per cycle; 37.5/min → [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 12 per cycle; 90/min. ### [Alternate: Caterium Wire](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-wire-2-c) 4 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 15/min → [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 8 per cycle; 120/min. ### [Ficsite Ingot (Caterium)](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ficsiteingot-cat-c) 4 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 3 per cycle; 45/min, [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 4 per cycle; 60/min → [Ficsite Ingot](/wiki/items/ficsite-ingot): 1 per cycle; 15/min. ### [Golden Factory Cart™](/wiki/recipes/recipe-goldencart-c) 20 s. [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 15 per cycle, [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod): 4 per cycle, [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 2 per cycle → [Golden Factory Cart™](/wiki/items/golden-factory-cart): 1 per cycle. ### [Quickwire](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quickwire-c) 5 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Caterium Ingot](/wiki/items/caterium-ingot): 1 per cycle; 12/min → [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 5 per cycle; 60/min. ## Used in schematic costs - [Quickwire](/wiki/schematics/quickwire-research-caterium-2): 50 ## Related items - [Caterium Ore](/wiki/items/caterium-ore) - [Sulfuric Acid](/wiki/items/sulfuric-acid) - [Petroleum Coke](/wiki/items/petroleum-coke) - [Water](/wiki/items/water) - [Copper Ingot](/wiki/items/copper-ingot) - [Wire](/wiki/items/wire) - [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire) - [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam) - [Ficsite Ingot](/wiki/items/ficsite-ingot) - [Iron Rod](/wiki/items/iron-rod) - [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor) - [Golden Factory Cart™](/wiki/items/golden-factory-cart) ## Unlocked by - [Caterium Ingots](/wiki/schematics/caterium-ingots): MAM research - [Petroleum Power 2](/wiki/schematics/petroleum-power-2): Schematic - [Alternate: Leached Caterium Ingot](/wiki/schematics/alternate-leached-caterium-ingot): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Tempered Caterium Ingot](/wiki/schematics/alternate-tempered-caterium-ingot): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Pure Caterium Ingot](/wiki/schematics/alternate-pure-caterium-ingot): Hard Drive alternate ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_GoldIngot_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/GoldIngot/Desc_GoldIngot - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID