Metals

Genesis adds a few new alloys dwarves can smelt.

Pure iron cannot be used for weapons/armor. You have to harden it in a finishing forge, then it becomes a low-grade steel we call "iron" (Iron Age technology).
Consider pure iron for anvils, well chains, cages and barrels since iron is plentiful.

You also can make steel at the finishing forge by combining coal, pure iron, and pig iron.
Note that red steel is hard to make: it requires a magma crucible. So you might want to order red steel from the mountainhomes.
You can also order Ilmenite and Bauxite (and flux stones) from the mountainhomes, or embark with it; have first ten workshops made of Bauxite.

Also, Ironwood (in savage areas, [DRY][SAVAGE][BIOME:NOT_FREEZING]) is a special tree and its wood is metal-like straight off the tree! It makes good crossbow bolts. The elves can enchant it into very valuable spellwood.

Mithril-making requires aluminum and brimstone at alchemy shop.

Metal list

Common metals

You can use these metals to forge furniture and other items but not armor/weapons/ammo.

  • Bismuth (3$)
  • Lead (3$)
  • Nickel (3$)
  • Zinc (3$)
  • Nickel Silver (4$)
  • Tin (5$)
  • Billon (8$)
  • Brass (9$)
  • Pure Iron (10$)
  • Pig Iron (12$)
  • Lay Pewter (4$)
  • Trifle Pewter (5$)
  • Fine Pewter (7$)

Warfare metals

You can use these metals to forge furniture and other items and armor/weapons/ammo.

  • Copper (5$)
  • Cobalt (10$)
  • Iron (12$)
  • Bronze (15$)
  • Black Bronze (15$)
  • Bismuth Bronze (15$)
  • Steel (30$)
  • Black Steel (35$)
  • Red Steel (40$)
  • Spellwood (50$)
  • Sun Gold (60$)
  • Moon Silver (60$)
  • Adamantine (300$)

Precious metals

You can use these metals to forge furniture and other items but not armor/weapons/ammo. They are expensive.

  • Sterling Silver (10$)
  • Silver (15$)
  • Electrum (23$)
  • Rose Gold (23$)
  • Gold (30$)
  • Aluminum (38$)
  • Platinum (45$)

Relative values

By compressive yield/fracture:
Copper -> Cobalt -> Spellwood -> Black Bronze -> Bismuth Bronze -> Bronze -> Iron -> Sun Gold -> Steel -> Black Steel -> Red Steel -> Adamantine

By weight/density:
Adamantine ->Iron -> Spellwood -> Sun Gold -> Steel -> Black Steel -> Red Steel -> Bismuth Bronze -> Bronze -> Cobalt -> Copper -> Black Bronze

By edge:
Spellwood -> Copper -> Cobalt -> Iron -> Bismuth bronze -> Black bronze -> Bronze -> Sun gold -> Steel -> Black steel -> Red steel -> Adamantine

Relative values after v3.25

So Mithril is Adamantine lite. Moon Silver and Sun Gold are always better than Iron, except Moon Silver blunt weapons.

By compressive yield/fracture:
Copper -> Cobalt -> Spellwood -> Black Bronze -> Bismuth Bronze -> Bronze -> Iron -> Sun Gold/Moon Silver -> Steel -> Black Steel -> Red Steel -> Mithril -> Adamantine

By weight/density:
Adamantine -> Mithril -> Moon Silver -> Iron -> Spellwood -> Sun Gold -> Steel -> Black Steel -> Red Steel -> Bismuth Bronze -> Bronze -> Cobalt -> Copper -> Black Bronze

By edge:
Spellwood -> Copper -> Cobalt -> Iron -> Bismuth bronze -> Black bronze -> Bronze -> Sun gold -> Steel -> Black steel -> Moon Silver -> Red steel -> Mithril -> Adamantine

Ironworks

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Bronzeworking

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