What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Scrap Iron
It's old and rusty but can be smelted and used again.
Smelt it into Iron at the Smelter; Iron goes into 73 recipes and pieces.
Stacks to 30Weight 10Can't go through portalsFull Scrap Iron page →
Turn it into something else
Scrap Iron → 
Smelter → 
Iron
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Scrap Iron
Questions
›What is Scrap Iron used for in Valheim?
Smelt it into Iron at the Smelter; Iron goes into 73 recipes and pieces.
›Can you sell Scrap Iron in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Scrap Iron has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Scrap Iron go through a portal?
No. Scrap Iron is one of the items a portal won't take: carry it by boat, cart or on foot.
›Where do you get Scrap Iron?
Oozer, Ancient Armour, Ancient Sword. Every source is on the Scrap Iron page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab IronScrap.