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The Metal Spring goes into 13 recipes, most of them weapons.
What one batch takes.
High Quality Metal
Scrap
High Quality Metal
Scrap
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.refined"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 50,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "scrap"
}
]
Workbench Level 3, 1s, yields 1
Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Metal Spring, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Underwater Lab Component Crate | 26.5% | 1 to 2 |
 Normal Crate | 14.3% | 1 |
 Sunken Chest | 14.3% | 1 |
 Wagon Normal Crate | 14.3% | 1 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 7.4% | 1 to 3 |
 Sunken Crate | 4.8% | 1 |
Scientist | 4.7% | 1 |
 Barrel | 1.4% | 1 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 14.3% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Metal Spring gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get | Scrap per stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50% High Quality Metal, 15 Scrap | 300 |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% High Quality Metal, 12 Scrap | 240 |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 High Quality Metal, 10 Scrap | 200 |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% High Quality Metal, 8 Scrap | 160 |
The Metal Spring breaks down into High Quality Metal 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. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one. 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.
24 items give back Metal Spring in a recycler
| Item | Red recycler | Green recycler (powered) | Green recycler | Yellow recycler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 M249 | 4 + 50% | 3 + 60% | 3 | 2 + 40% |
 Minigun | 4 + 50% | 3 + 60% | 3 | 2 + 40% |
 L96 Rifle | 3 + 75% | 3 | 2 + 50% | 2 |
 Assault Rifle | 3 | 2 + 40% | 2 | 1 + 60% |
 M39 Rifle | 3 | 2 + 40% | 2 | 1 + 60% |
 HMLMG | 2 + 25% | 1 + 80% | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% |
 M4 Shotgun | 2 + 25% | 1 + 80% | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% |
 Spas-12 Shotgun | 2 + 25% | 1 + 80% | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% |
 Surplus Workbench Upgrade | 2 + 25% | 1 + 80% | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% |
 LR-300 Assault Rifle | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 M16A2 | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 MP5A4 | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 SKS | 1 + 50% | 1 + 20% | 1 | 80% |
 Bolt Action Rifle | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Custom SMG | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Door Closer | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Handmade SMG | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 High Caliber Revolver | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 M92 Pistol | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Pressure Pad | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Pump Shotgun | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Python Revolver | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Semi-Automatic Rifle | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
 Thompson | 75% | 60% | 50% | 40% |
What one of each item gives back in Metal Spring, in perfect condition, most first by the green recycler’s figure. “4 + 50%” means 4 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Metal Spring is a crafting part in the Components category (item ID #-1021495308, console shortname metalspring). 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 40 minutes.
A metal spring. Used to provide motion or resistance in objects.
Crafting Metal Spring in Rust takes 1 second at a Workbench Level 3 once learned for 60 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 10 scrap at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
The Metal Spring is one of the 25 crafting parts; Rust classifies it under the Components inventory category.
When comparing Metal Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Spring | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Metal Blade | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Metal Pipe | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Gears | Components | 20 per slot | Workbench Level 3 | 60 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
Compare Metal Spring with closely related crafting part sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Metal Spring against every item in its inventory category, browse All 63 items in Components.
In Rust, the Metal Spring sits in the Components catalog with item ID -1021495308 (shortname metalspring), stacking up to 20 units per inventory slot. It goes into 13 recipes, most of them weapons (12), such as the Assault Rifle, the HMLMG and the MP5A4.
The Metal Spring drops from 8 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Underwater Lab Component Crate (26.5% chance), Normal Crate (14.3% chance), and Sunken Chest (14.3% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Metal Spring recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 10 scrap and 1 High Quality Metal. 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 Metal Spring is crafted at a Workbench Level 3 from 2 High Quality Metal and 50 Scrap in 1 second, once researched in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
A Research Table asks 60 scrap for the Metal Spring blueprint in Rust. It sits in the Components catalog with item ID -1021495308 alongside 62 related components, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -1021495308 20 spawns 20 units for testing across 63 published Components entries.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Metal Spring despawns after 40 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 Metal Spring 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 40 minutes under the Components category (item ID -1021495308).
The Metal Spring has 32-bit signed item ID -1021495308 and shortname metalspring 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 Metal Spring in the F1 developer console with inventory.give metalspring 20 or inventory.giveid -1021495308 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.