Editing Plasteel

{{Define|Metal
| category = Metallic
| description = Advanced spacer tech structural material. Plasteel is extremely strong due to its unique molecular structure.
| color = (160,178,181)
| always haulable = true
| construct effect = ConstructMetal
| def name = Plasteel
| draw gui overlay = true
| graphic class = Graphic_Single
| graphic path = Things/Item/Resource/Plasteel
| label = plasteel
| parent name = ResourceBase
| path cost = 15
| resource readout priority = Middle
| rotatable = false
| selectable = true
| sound drop = Metal_Drop
| sound impact stuff = BulletImpactMetal
| sound interact = Metal_Drop
| stack limit = 75
| thing class = ThingWithComps
| sound melee hit blunt = MeleeHit_Metal_Blunt
| sound melee hit sharp = MeleeHit_Metal_Sharp
| use hit points = false
| beauty base = -4
| beauty factor = 1
| beauty offset = 0
| flammability factor = 0
| market value base = 9
| max hit points factor = 2.8
| melee blunt damage factor = 0.9
| melee cooldown factor = 0.8
| melee sharp damage factor = 1.1
| armor - sharp factor = 1.14
| armor - blunt factor = 0.55
| armor - heat factor = 0.65
| work to make factor = 2.2
| work to build factor = 2.2
| mass = 0.25
| rest effectiveness factor = 1
| door opening speed factor = 1
| insulation - cold factor = 3
| insulation - heat factor = 0
| volume = 1
| terrain affordance needed = Medium
}}
{{Info|The [[Max Hit Points|strongest]] material in the game. Used for a lot of high tech stuff, especially ship engines and other modules, which are needed to [[Ship|build a spaceship]] to escape the planet and win the game. 

Can be obtained by 
*[[trading]], 
*disassembling a dead [[Mechanoid]], 
*mining compacted plasteel deposits, 
*using a [[deep drill]] on an underground plasteel vein.}}

'''Plasteel''' can be used to make some ''very'' tough defensive [[turret]]s and [[wall]]s, so consider setting some aside to shore up your frontline against [[raiders]]. Plasteel can also be used to craft very powerful melee weapons and armor, and is needed for [[advanced component]]s.

==Ore==
[[File:Compacted_plasteel.png|frameless|left|Compacted plasteel in game]] 

'''Compacted plasteel''' tiles have 8,000 health each, making it the slowest ore to mine and the toughest object in-game. They can be found in smaller veins, ranging from 2 to 8 tiles in size. Each mined block has a base yield of 40 plasteel, however this is modified by factors such as the [[Difficulty]] setting and the [[Mining_Yield|mining yield]] of the pawn.

== Usage ==
Plasteel is used in the following crafting recipes:
{{Ingredient List}}

== Trivia ==
*"Plasteel" has been used in scifi as early as 1942 to describe materials with properties of both plastic and metal, including Dune's stravidium-enhanced steel. 
*The in-game stats resemble the properties of fiber metal laminates, which are lighter than metals and offer greater resistance to fatigue and impact damage. They are often employed in aircraft.

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