Metal Ore

Metal Ore is one of the types of Resources in the game Oxygen Not Included.

Usage

They can be smelted into Refined Metal and serve as building material.

As a building material, Metal Ores can be replaced by Steel , Niobium , Iridium , and Thermium , which provide better quality.

Metal ore properties compared with advanced materials

Name	SHC [(DTU/g)/°C]	TC [(DTU/(m*s))/°C]	Melting point	Hardness	Bonus
Aluminum Ore	0.910	20.5	1083.85 °C / 1982.93 °F	25
Cinnabar Ore	0.386	4.5	583.5 °C / 1082.3 °F	25
Cobalt Ore	0.420	4.0	1494.85 °C / 2722.73 °F	25
Copper Ore	0.386	4.5	1083.85 °C / 1982.93 °F	25	Decor: +10%
Gold Amalgam	0.150	2.0	1063.85 °C / 1946.93 °F	2	Decor: +10%, Overheating: +50 °C, Thermally Reactive
Iridium	0.131	170	2445.9 °C / 4434.62 °F	200	Decor: +20%, Overheating: +200 °C
Iron Ore	0.449	4.0	1534.85 °C / 2794.73 °F	25
Nickel Ore	0.450	3.0	1454.85 °C / 2650.73 °F	30
Pyrite	0.386	4.5	1083.85 °C / 1982.93 °F	25
Uranium Ore	1.000	20	132.85 °C / 271.13 °F	150
Wolframite	0.134	15.0	2926.85 °C / 5300.33 °F	150
Niobium	0.265	54	2476.85 °C / 4490.33 °F	50	Decor: +50%, Overheating: +500 °C
Steel	0.490	54	2426.85 °C / 4400.33 °F	50	Overheating: +200 °C
Thermium	0.622	220	2676.85 °C / 4850.33 °F	80	Overheating: +900 °C