Induction Smelter

Induction Smelter
Name	Induction Smelter
Source Mod	Thermal Expansion
ID Name	ThermalExpansion:Machine:3
Type	Block
Stackable	Yes (64)
Blast Resistance	75.0
Hardness	15.0
Storage	4800.0 MJ
Energy	4.0 MJ/t
Solid	Yes
Transparent	No
Affected by Gravity	No
Emits Light	No
Flammable	No
Required Tool

The Induction Smelter is a block added by the Thermal Expansion mod. A machine that uses a catalyst to enhance the smelting process. In addition to Ingots, it has the potential of producing Rich Slag, itself used as a catalyst; bonus ingots and Slag that can be processed into Rockwool. The machine has two inputs, one for the catalyst and one for the resource to be processed. The Induction Smelter can be crafted in 4 tiers, Basic, Hardened, Reinforced and Resonant. The Induction Smelter (Basic) has an internal buffer of 48,000 Redstone Flux increasing with each tier.

The induction smelter can be used to double your ingot output by first pulverising (in a SAG or crusher) the ingot or ore then placing it in the Induction Smelter. You can also input the ore directly without pulverising. Place the ore/pulverised ingot into the far left blue slot of the smelter and sand into the right to process. Additionally, a variety of recipes are available and can be viewed by clicking the large progress indicator arrow between the blue and red slots.

Steel production
Input iron ingots into the left slot and pulverised coal into the right to produce steel. This is a faster method that using the crude blast furnace and takes up less space in your base. The coal to iron requirement is roughly 1 iron to 4 coal.

Recipe[edit]

Thermal Expansion ^[1][edit]

Thermal Expansion[edit]

Catalyst[edit]

The Induction Smelter is particularly recommended for the following Ores, listed by catalyst used:

Sand[edit]

Sand as a catalyst ^[2] produces 2 Metal Ingots from an Ore and 2 Ores from a Nether Ore, it also produces Rich Slag from most of these ores at a 10% ratio:

Rich Slag[edit]

Produces 3 Metal Ingots from an Ore and 3 Ore from a Nether Ore. Also produces Slag as secondary output at a 75% or 100% ratio. Ore recommended:

Cinnabar[edit]

This catalyst has the ability to produce a secondary Ingot at a 100% ratio. It also produces 3 Metal Ingots from an Ore and 3 Ore from a Nether Ore.

Quantities of this catalyst are limited so it is recommended to focus its use to producing hard to find materials such as:

Ore	Product	Qty	Bonus Product	Ratio
Ardite Ore	Ardite Ingot	3	Gold Ingot	100%
Draconium Ore	Draconium Ingot	3	Draconium Ingot	100%
Ferrous Ore	Ferrous Ingot	3	Shiny Ingot	100%
Shiny Ore	Shiny Ingot	3	Rich Slag	75%

Usage[edit]

Induction Smelter has no known uses in crafting.

Note[edit]

↑ Machine Frame (Basic) can be substituted with the following items: Machine Frame (Hardened), Machine Frame (Reinforced), Machine Frame (Resonant). to craft higher tier Induction Smelter.
↑ It is recommended to use a Pulverizer fed with Cobblestone to provided a constant supply of Sand to the Induction Smelter (Gravel must be sent off separately).