# Steel Pipe > Canonical source: [Steel Pipe](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/steel-pipe) > Language: en Primarily used when constructing slightly more advanced buildings. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: solid - Stack size: 200 - Sink points: 24 - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Alternate: Iron Pipe](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-steelpipe-iron-c) 12 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot): 20 per cycle; 100/min → [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 5 per cycle; 25/min. ### [Alternate: Molded Steel Pipe](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-steelpipe-molded-c) 6 s. [Foundry](/wiki/buildings/foundry) [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 5 per cycle; 50/min, [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete): 3 per cycle; 30/min → [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 5 per cycle; 50/min. ### [Steel Pipe](/wiki/recipes/recipe-steelpipe-c) 6 s. [Constructor](/wiki/buildings/constructor) [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot): 3 per cycle; 30/min → [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 2 per cycle; 20/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alternate: Automated Miner](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-automatedminer-c) 60 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 4 per cycle; 4/min, [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate): 4 per cycle; 4/min → [Portable Miner](/wiki/items/portable-miner): 1 per cycle; 1/min. ### [Alternate: Encased Industrial Pipe](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-encasedindustrialbeam-c) 15 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 6 per cycle; 24/min, [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete): 5 per cycle; 20/min → [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam): 1 per cycle; 4/min. ### [Alternate: Heavy Encased Frame](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-modularframeheavy-c) 64 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Modular Frame](/wiki/items/modular-frame): 8 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam): 10 per cycle; 9.375/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 36 per cycle; 33.75/min, [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete): 22 per cycle; 20.625/min → [Heavy Modular Frame](/wiki/items/heavy-modular-frame): 3 per cycle; 2.8125/min. ### [Alternate: Steeled Frame](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-modularframe-c) 60 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate): 2 per cycle; 2/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 10 per cycle; 10/min → [Modular Frame](/wiki/items/modular-frame): 3 per cycle; 3/min. ### [Alternate: Steel Rotor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-rotor-c) 12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 6 per cycle; 30/min → [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor): 1 per cycle; 5/min. ### [Alternate: Quickwire Stator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alternate-stator-c) 15 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 4 per cycle; 16/min, [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire): 15 per cycle; 60/min → [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 2 per cycle; 8/min. ### [Gas Mask](/wiki/recipes/recipe-gasmask-c) 60 s. [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric): 50 per cycle, [Copper Sheet](/wiki/items/copper-sheet): 10 per cycle, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 10 per cycle → [Gas Mask](/wiki/items/gas-mask): 1 per cycle. ### [Jetpack](/wiki/recipes/recipe-jetpack-c) 60 s. [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 5 per cycle, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 10 per cycle, [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate): 25 per cycle, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 50 per cycle → [Jetpack](/wiki/items/jetpack): 1 per cycle. ### [Heavy Modular Frame](/wiki/recipes/recipe-modularframeheavy-c) 30 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Modular Frame](/wiki/items/modular-frame): 5 per cycle; 10/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 20 per cycle; 40/min, [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam): 5 per cycle; 10/min, [Screws](/wiki/items/screws): 120 per cycle; 240/min → [Heavy Modular Frame](/wiki/items/heavy-modular-frame): 1 per cycle; 2/min. ### [Nobelisk](/wiki/recipes/recipe-nobelisk-c) 6 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Black Powder](/wiki/items/black-powder): 2 per cycle; 20/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 2 per cycle; 20/min → [Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk): 1 per cycle; 10/min. ### [Explosive Rebar](/wiki/recipes/recipe-rebar-explosive-c) 12 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Iron Rebar](/wiki/items/iron-rebar): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Smokeless Powder](/wiki/items/smokeless-powder): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 2 per cycle; 10/min → [Explosive Rebar](/wiki/items/explosive-rebar): 1 per cycle; 5/min. ### [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-samfluctuator-c) 6 s. [Manufacturer](/wiki/buildings/manufacturer) [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam): 6 per cycle; 60/min, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 5 per cycle; 50/min, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 3 per cycle; 30/min → [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/items/sam-fluctuator): 1 per cycle; 10/min. ### [Rifle](/wiki/recipes/recipe-spaceriflemk1-c) 120 s. [Motor](/wiki/items/motor): 2 per cycle, [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber): 10 per cycle, [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 25 per cycle, [Screws](/wiki/items/screws): 250 per cycle → [Rifle](/wiki/items/rifle): 1 per cycle. ### [Stator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-stator-c) 12 s. [Assembler](/wiki/buildings/assembler) [Steel Pipe](/wiki/items/steel-pipe): 3 per cycle; 15/min, [Wire](/wiki/items/wire): 8 per cycle; 40/min → [Stator](/wiki/items/stator): 1 per cycle; 5/min. ## Used in construction - [Explorer](/wiki/buildings/explorer): 15 - [Freight Car](/wiki/buildings/freight-car): 10 - [Hypertube Branch](/wiki/buildings/hypertube-branch): 2 - [Electric Locomotive](/wiki/buildings/electric-locomotive): 20 - [Miner Mk.2](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-2): 20 - [Miner Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/miner-mk-3): 50 - [Refinery](/wiki/buildings/refinery): 30 - [Hypertube](/wiki/buildings/hypertube): 1 - [Hypertube Entrance](/wiki/buildings/hypertube-entrance): 10 - [SPWN](/wiki/buildings/spwn): 20 - [Power Pole Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/power-pole-mk-3): 2 - [Double Wall Outlet Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/double-wall-outlet-mk-3): 6 - [Wall Outlet Mk.3](/wiki/buildings/wall-outlet-mk-3): 3 - [Block Signal](/wiki/buildings/block-signal): 2 - [Buffer Stop](/wiki/buildings/buffer-stop): 2 - [Path Signal](/wiki/buildings/path-signal): 2 - [Railway](/wiki/buildings/railway): 1 - [Industrial Storage Container](/wiki/buildings/industrial-storage-container): 20 ## Used in schematic costs - [SPWN](/wiki/schematics/spwn): 20 - [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/schematics/sam-fluctuator): 100 - [Power Poles Mk.3](/wiki/schematics/power-poles-mk-3): 200 - [Gas Mask](/wiki/schematics/gas-mask): 50 - [Nutritional Processor](/wiki/schematics/nutritional-processor): 50 - [The Nobelisk Detonator](/wiki/schematics/the-nobelisk-detonator): 100 - [Discontinued - Nobelisk Explosives](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-nobelisk-explosives): 100 - [Sulfur 3 2](/wiki/schematics/research-sulfur-3-2-c): 50 - [Discontinued - Rifle Cartridges](/wiki/schematics/discontinued-rifle-cartridges): 200 - [Advanced Steel Production](/wiki/schematics/advanced-steel-production): 100 - [Hypertubes](/wiki/schematics/hypertubes): 300 - [Oil Processing](/wiki/schematics/oil-processing): 500 - [Logistics Mk.3](/wiki/schematics/logistics-mk-3): 200 - [Monorail Train Technology](/wiki/schematics/monorail-train-technology): 1 000 - [Railway Signalling](/wiki/schematics/railway-signalling): 400 - [Leading-Edge Production](/wiki/schematics/leading-edge-production): 1 000 ## Related items - [Iron Ingot](/wiki/items/iron-ingot) - [Steel Ingot](/wiki/items/steel-ingot) - [Concrete](/wiki/items/concrete) - [Iron Plate](/wiki/items/iron-plate) - [Portable Miner](/wiki/items/portable-miner) - [Encased Industrial Beam](/wiki/items/encased-industrial-beam) - [Modular Frame](/wiki/items/modular-frame) - [Heavy Modular Frame](/wiki/items/heavy-modular-frame) - [Reinforced Iron Plate](/wiki/items/reinforced-iron-plate) - [Wire](/wiki/items/wire) - [Rotor](/wiki/items/rotor) - [Quickwire](/wiki/items/quickwire) - [Stator](/wiki/items/stator) - [Fabric](/wiki/items/fabric) - [Copper Sheet](/wiki/items/copper-sheet) - [Gas Mask](/wiki/items/gas-mask) - [Motor](/wiki/items/motor) - [Jetpack](/wiki/items/jetpack) - [Screws](/wiki/items/screws) - [Black Powder](/wiki/items/black-powder) - [Nobelisk](/wiki/items/nobelisk) - [Iron Rebar](/wiki/items/iron-rebar) - [Smokeless Powder](/wiki/items/smokeless-powder) - [Explosive Rebar](/wiki/items/explosive-rebar) - [Reanimated SAM](/wiki/items/reanimated-sam) - [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/items/sam-fluctuator) - [Rubber](/wiki/items/rubber) - [Rifle](/wiki/items/rifle) ## Unlocked by - [Basic Steel Production](/wiki/schematics/basic-steel-production): Milestone · Tier 3 - [Alternate: Iron Pipe](/wiki/schematics/alternate-iron-pipe): Hard Drive alternate - [Alternate: Molded Steel Pipe](/wiki/schematics/alternate-molded-steel-pipe): Hard Drive alternate ## Guides - [Alternate recipes and Hard Drives](/guides/alternate-recipes) ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_SteelPipe_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/SteelPipe/Desc_SteelPipe - Resource form (export): RF_SOLID