Titanium-Aluminum Foundry

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Titanium-Aluminum Foundry

Author: Calen
Built for Update 3
vU3.1.0

Description

As the name indicates, this foundry is designed for the smelting of aluminum and titanium. The foundry consists of two stages: stage 1 is the aluminum foundry and stage 2 is the titanium foundry. While I have tested functionality, what I haven't yes tested is whether this is enough or too much throughput. Therefore, adjustments maybe be made in the future as I attempt to balance it against settlement requirements for aluminum and titanium alloy.

Note It is important to treat the steel made in this foundry as your favorite steel. Use it first, otherwise everything will back up if steel storage gets full.

Metrics

Functional Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Total
Workers 300 456 756
Power (MW) 49.5 73.0 122.5
Maintenance 80.0 102.0 182.0
Maintenance II 84.0 160.0 224.0

Resource Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Total
Acid 90 -50 40
Bauxite 288 288
Brine 96 96
Chlorine 85 85
Graphite 25 42 67
Hydrogen 24 24
Limestone 21 6 27
Salt 43 43
Titanium Ore 342 342
Water -20^ 128 108

^ Stage 1 is water positive, so steam is vented through a smokestack to compensate. Water input is needed to kickstart the water cycle though.

Product Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Total
Aluminum 96 -11 85
Steel 16 43 59
Titanium Alloy 96 96

Byproduct Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Total
Slag 77 92 169

Change Log

vU3.1.0 - Original Build

Comments (5)

gamer1337
The blueprint is just what I need. I'll test it out. Thanks. Now all I need is the blueprint for all the stuff behind it, like satellites, etc. :)
shubert
Hey Calen, I just registered an account to say thank you for all the hard the work you do! I completed update3 without your blueprints but it was a BIG MESS. Now I am in the process of building a trainbased factory with your blueprints and it's been a joy. They're so well made and the documentation is top notch, should have used them earlier hehe.
Hail
No output for Alumina? That´s unfortunate, you need that product for Sapphire Wafers for the Electronics IV process.
Shinhan (edited)
IMO you're making too much Titanium and not enough Aluminum. I currently have a lvl 3 space station and I'm overproducing Titanium even after pausing 3/4 of the titanium processing while I'm barely producing enough Aluminum for my needs. Once I get to Asteroids I'll probably need a bit more titanium but I'll definitely need more alumimum as well. Could you halve the titanium and do 50% more aluminum? And definitely add the Alumina output with balancer so I can prioritize it.
Vilda
@Shinhan Your bottleneck is somewhere else, I tried his build and at station 4 I am still only using 3/4 of aluminium production and have full storage. Maybe you are making consumer electronics? That one eats aluminium a lot for what it does. Titanium is scaled based on the alloy mixer and it's only one in there.