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 A '''steel lump'''A heavy is a [[metal]] lump created through [[metallurgy]] by combining glowing hot [[charcoal]] with an [[iron lump of dark ]]. Tools made from steeltake 20% less damage from use than similar quality iron versions.''

=== Tools Required ===* A minimum of 0.20 kg of both [[campfirecharcoal]], preferably a and [[forgeiron lump]]is needed for creation. == Notes ==* Regardless of how large either material is, only 0.20 kg of each is used on a successful attempt.* A success will result in successful attempt consumes 0.4kg 20 kg of steel per 1.0kg of iron charcoal and 0.5kg of coal.''* Using larger pieces 20 kg of iron and coal will result , resulting in larger pieces of steel. It will use as much material as possible in the 1.0kg iron to a 0.5kg coal ratio. You may get less high QL pieces but the average QL will be similar to creating small 40 kg steel pieceslump.'' '''- This is no longer true.'''* A failed attempt decreases both the charcoal and the iron lumps lump weight by 0.04kg04 kg.* The [[quality]] of the charcoal affects the success chance as well as and the likelihood that the steel lump will be high quality. It would be wise to not risk wasting high quality iron on poor charcoal unless you have a lot of it.

* As of Any [http://wurmpedia.com/index.php/Wurm_Server_Release_Notes_2011#111110_Successful_Epic_debugging this patch[enchantments]], steel items now take reduced damage on use. Steel pickaxes take 20% less damage from use than similar quality iron pickaxes. Tested 7/11/2012 on Celebration server using QL 1 steel and iron pickaxes. The iron pickaxe took 0.15 damage every 5 seconds while the steel pickaxe took 0.12 damage. Thus 0.12/0.15 = .80 for a 20% damage reduction.* Enchantments should be cast on tools made of steel will decrease slower as it is connected to the damage taken by the toolcharcoal. (Steel tools take less damage than iron tools)

==Reference==* See [[:Category:Steel products|steel products]] for items made specifically from steel.*See [[wikipedia:Category:Any-metal_products|any-metal products]] for more items that can be made from steel.* Steel has some [[Metal lumps#Table of properties|Steelspecial properties]], especially when compared to [[iron]].