# Cadmium

- **ID**: `RED2`
- **What it is**: Refined Stellar Metal: Red
- **Category**: Stellar
- **Base value**: 83 units
- **Storage**: Store: 2 Refined. Store it in 2 Refined. Why: Refined stellar metal, same family as the guide's refined.
- **Gettable**: needs seed: refinable once you have Cadmium or Chromatic Metal

On the site: https://nmsii.dlu.one/#/recipes?item=RED2 · chain planner https://nmsii.dlu.one/#/chain/RED2

## Cheapest chain

Not reachable from any source tier, even with cooking. Gettable: needs seed, refinable once you have Cadmium or Chromatic Metal.

## Made by (1)

| Make | From | Operation | Mult | Time | Machine | Rate/h | Profit | Gettable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 Cadmium | [Cadmium](RED2.md) + [Chromatic Metal](STELLAR2.md) | Chromatic Expansion | x2 loop | 1.5m | Medium | 80 | -5 | needs seed |

## Used in (5)

| Make | From | Operation | Mult | Time | Machine | Rate/h | Profit | Gettable |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [10 Chromatic Metal](STELLAR2.md) | Silver + Gold + Cadmium | Chromatic Stellar Fusion | x3.33 | 20m | Large | 30 | +258 | needs seed |
| [2 Cadmium](RED2.md) | Cadmium + Chromatic Metal | Chromatic Expansion | x2 loop | 1.5m | Medium | 80 | -5 | needs seed |
| [2 Magnetised Ferrite](LAND3.md) | Cadmium + Ferrite Dust | Chromatic Metal Fusion | x1 | 1.5m | Medium | 80 | +67 | needs seed |
| [2 Chromatic Metal](STELLAR2.md) | Cadmium + Pure Ferrite | Chromatic Metal Fusion | x1 | 1.5m | Medium | 80 | +65 | needs seed |
| [Chromatic Metal](STELLAR2.md) | 2 Cadmium | Extract Chromatic Material | x0.50 | 1.2m | Portable | 51 | -78 | needs seed |

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