Scrap Metal
A small pile of Scrap Metal. Can be refined in a Forge.
Details
- Category
- Resource
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Extinction
Maps
Found on 9 maps
Video guides: search YouTube for Scrap Metal guides
Scrap Metal — Detailed Guide
Salvage that refines into ingots
Scrap Metal is a resource that our records link to the Extinction DLC, found in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. In-game it is described as "A small pile of Scrap Metal. Can be refined in a Forge." It is its own item, separate from Metal, 
Metal Ingot, Scrap Metal Ingot and 
Hardened Steel Ingot, although the ARK Wiki notes it can be used the same way as Metal.
Where Scrap Metal comes from
- Harvesting the bodies of Tek Creatures,
Enforcers and 
Defense Units - Tables, benches and lampposts in the Sanctuary
- Barrels along the beaches of Fjordur
The wiki names the 
Metal Pick as the most effective tool for gathering it. It also mentions a farming idea: keep two Tek Creatures in a cage, with 
Tek Parasaurs as the likely pick, let them breed, and harvest each baby after killing it.
Refining and carrying
In a Forge, Scrap Metal refines into Scrap Metal Ingot, its one recipe use in our records for each game. The wiki gives the rate as 1 to 1, where Metal refines 2 to 1. Each piece weighs 1 and they stack to 200, so a full stack weighs 200; unlike Metal, that weight is not reduced by an 
Argentavis. Our records list it on 9 maps.