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The Empty Propane Tank goes into 5 recipes, and weapons call for it more than any other kind of item.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 100,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "scrap"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 1s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 0.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Empty Propane Tank, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Sunken Chest | 37.7% | 1 to 3 |
 Sunken Crate | 20.8% | 1 to 2 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 15.4% | 1 to 2 |
 Barrel | 8% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Empty Propane Tank gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get | Scrap per stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75 Metal Fragments, 1.5 Scrap | 30 |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60 Metal Fragments, 1.2 Scrap | 24 |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50 Metal Fragments, 1 Scrap | 20 |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40 Metal Fragments, 0.8 Scrap | 16 |
The Empty Propane Tank breaks down into Metal Fragments and Scrap.
A recycler takes 2 per cycle, so a full stack of 20 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. Scrap keeps its decimals: the recycler pays whole pieces and carries the rest into its next payout. Scrap per stack is for one full stack of the item.
6 items give back Empty Propane Tank in a recycler
| Item | Red recycler | Green recycler (powered) | Green recycler | Yellow recycler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Military Flame Thrower | 3 | 2 + 40% | 2 | 1 + 60% |
 Flame Thrower | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Flame Turret | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Propane Explosive Bomb | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Speargun | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Water Purifier | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
What one of each item gives back in Empty Propane Tank, in perfect condition, most first by the green recycler’s figure. “2 + 40%” means 2 every time and a 40% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Empty Propane Tank is a crafting part in the Components category (item ID #-1673693549, console shortname propanetank). In active play, it follows standard server rules for crafting part gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage stacks up to 20 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
Strong metal object.
Crafting Empty Propane Tank in Rust takes 1 second at a Workbench Level 2 once learned for 30 scrap at a Research Table, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler returns 1 scrap at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
The Empty Propane Tank is one of the 25 crafting parts; Rust classifies it under the Components inventory category.
When comparing Empty Propane Tank against related components in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (1 second per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Propane Tank | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Road Signs | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 30 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Metal Blade | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Metal Spring | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
Compare Empty Propane Tank with closely related crafting part sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Empty Propane Tank against every item in its inventory category, browse All 63 items in Components.
In Rust, the Empty Propane Tank belongs to the Components category under numeric ID -1673693549 (shortname propanetank) and stacks to 20 units per slot across 63 published Components entries. It goes into 5 recipes, 2 of them weapons, such as the Flame Thrower and the Speargun.
The Empty Propane Tank drops from 4 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Sunken Chest (37.7% chance), Sunken Crate (20.8% chance), and Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller (15.4% chance). It belongs to the Components category under numeric ID -1673693549 across 63 components.
The Empty Propane Tank recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 scrap and 50 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Empty Propane Tank is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 100 Metal Fragments and 10 Scrap, once researched in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
The Empty Propane Tank takes 1 second to craft, down to 0.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Components catalog with item ID -1673693549 alongside 62 related components and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server.
A Research Table asks 30 scrap for the Empty Propane Tank blueprint in Rust. It is indexed under the Components category alongside 62 other components in Rust (item ID -1673693549) and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1673693549 20.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Empty Propane Tank despawns after 20 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Empty Propane Tank stacks to 20 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 20 minutes under the Components category (item ID -1673693549).
The Empty Propane Tank has 32-bit signed item ID -1673693549 and shortname propanetank in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Components category (stack limit 20 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Empty Propane Tank in the F1 developer console with inventory.give propanetank 20 or inventory.giveid -1673693549 20 for 20 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.