Steel bar

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Steel bar
Detailed
Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members only	No
High Alchemy	60 coins
Low Alchemy	40 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	Not sold
Exchange price	473 coins (info)
Buy limit	10,000
Weight	1.8 kg
Drop Rate	Unknown
Drops From	Unknown
Examine	It's a bar of steel.
Examine	It's a bar of steel.
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A Steel bar is an item used for creating steel weaponry and armour. It can be smelted using the Smithing skill at level 30 Smithing by using 1 iron ore and 2 coal on a furnace, providing 17.5 experience points. Alternatively, it can be smithed using Superheat Item with 43 Magic. Both methods will require the same ingredients for the bar. Steel bars can be used with an anvil to make steel armour and weaponry, granting 37.5 Smithing experience per bar, or used with a furnace and cannonball mould to make cannonballs, granting 25.6 experience per bar, which is profitable experience popular among low and mid-level smiths.

Currently, smelting a steel bar yields a profit/loss of −24.

Steel bars can be received as monster drops from some creatures such as moss giants, fire giants and as a guaranteed drop of 5 from steel dragons.

Smithing table

Steel smithing table

Image	Item	Level	Experience	Bars	Notes	Value	Profit/loss
	Dagger	30	37.5	1		29	−444
	Axe	31	37.5	1		26	−447
	Mace	32	37.5	1		63	−410
	Medium Helmet	33	37.5	1		55	−418
	Crossbow bolts	33	37.5	1	1 bar makes 10.	470	−3
	Sword	34	37.5	1		80	−393
	Dart Tips	34	37.5	1	1 bar makes 10.	590	117
	Nails	34	37.5	1	1 bar makes 15.	465	−8
	Arrowtips	35	37.5	1	1 bar makes 15.	540	67
	Cannonballs	35	25.6	1	1 bar makes 4.	688	215
	Scimitar	35	75	2		71	−875
	Crossbow limbs	36	37.5	1		115	−358
	Longsword	36	75	2		100	−846
	Javelin heads	36	37.5	1	1 bar makes 5.	350	−318
	Steel Studs	36	37.5	1	Used for crafting studded leather armour.	327	−146
	Full helmet	37	75	2		146	−800
	Throwing Knives	37	37.5	1	1 bar makes 5.	300	−173
	Square Shield	38	75	2		187	−759
	Warhammer	39	112.5	3		144	−1,275
	Battleaxe	40	112.5	3		164	−1,255
	Chainbody	41	112.5	3		225	−1,194
	Kiteshield	42	112.5	3		265	−1,154
	Claws	43	75	2		40	−906
	2h sword	44	112.5	3		374	−1,045
	Platelegs	46	112.5	3		374	−1,045
	Plateskirt	46	112.5	3		387	−1,032
	Platebody	48	187.5	5		901	−1,464
	Bullseye lantern (unf)	49	37.5	1	Used as a light source once finished.	304	−169

Dropping monsters

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Steel dragon	246	5	1; Always
Moss giant	42	1	2; Common
Gargoyle	111	15 (noted)	2; Common
Fire giant	89	1	3; Uncommon
Dagannoth Rex	303	15–38 (noted)	4; Rare