Here are some of the best ways to get aluminum in Fallout 4.
In Fallout 4, you'll search the Wasteland of the Commonwealth for your kidnapped son. Of course, along the way, you'll definitely be dragged into side activities, like settlements needing your help defending against raiders or others needing materials for new infrastructure.
Aluminum is a crafting material that is used for a variety of recipes in Fallout 4, and is essential for crafting Automaton companions and upgrading your Settlements. If you're in need of more aluminum, you've come to the right place. Below, we'll take a look at the best ways to get this crafting material.
How To Produce Aluminum
To get aluminum, you'll need to salvage it from other items. While you don't actually salvage the item yourself, transferring it to the Workshop will let you use the aluminum for any crafting you want to do, destroying the junk item in the process.
Item |
Aluminum Yield |
---|---|
Alarm Clock |
2 |
Aluminum Can |
2 |
Aluminum canister |
2 |
Applicator |
1 |
Cake pan |
3 |
Carlisle typewriter |
2 |
Cauterizer |
1 |
Coolant cap |
2 |
Ear examiner |
1 |
Hubcap |
2 |
Inactive distress pulser |
2 |
Industrial oil canister |
2 |
Ring stand |
2 |
Sensor |
1 |
Spanner |
1 |
Surgical tray |
3 |
Sweeper |
3 |
Toy rocketship |
1 |
Tray |
1 |
Tri tool |
1 |
TV dinner tray |
3 |
Tweezers |
1 |
Wakemaster alarm clock |
2 |
You can also get aluminum from aluminum shipments, which can be purchased from various NPCs around the Commonwealth. These are worth 25 or 50 aluminum, depending on which type of shipment you get.
Arturo Rodriguez in Diamond City sells aluminum shipments of 50 for 750 Caps .
Best Locations To Find Aluminum Items
While the items listed above can be found all over the world, the areas listed below have the highest concentration of aluminum-yielding items, ordered from most aluminum to least.
- Vault 95
- Fort Hagen Command Center
- Corvega Assembly Plant
- Mass Pike Tunnel
- Vault 81
- Federal Ration Stockpile
If you've scoured the entire map and still need more aluminum, you're better off relying on merchants like Arturo in Diamond City. Just make sure you have enough Caps for the shipments!