Solid Dwemer Metal is the heavyweight of Dwarven scrap, both literally and figuratively. It weighs a hefty 25 and is worth 25 gold, so carrying it around for selling makes no sense at all. At a smelter, though, it becomes a 
Dwarven Metal Ingot, the material for Dwarven Armor and Dwarven weapons (Dwarven Smithing perk). Think of it as an ingot with an attitude problem.
How to get it
It is found lying around in Dwemer ruins. The Nchuand-Zel ruins under Markarth have the most: 13 pieces in the Quarters, 8 in Control and 5 in the Armory. Calcelmo‘s Laboratory up in the city has 10, and the Dwemer Museum adds 16 across its rooms.
Mzulft is another excellent source with 10 pieces in the Aedrome and 8 each in the Boilery and the main ruin. The ruined tower at Alftand has 6. Falmer sometimes carry it as well. Since it is so heavy, it makes sense to clear a ruin in one go and haul everything to the nearest smelter, or to bring a follower to carry it for you.
Smelting and tanning
- 1 Solid Dwemer Metal → 5 Dwarven Metal Ingot at the smelter
Used to craft
Solid Dwemer Metal appears in 1 recipe in the game files.
Weapons and other items
- smelter: Dwarven Metal Ingot (1)
The number in brackets is how many Solid Dwemer Metal each recipe needs. Bold labels are the Smithing perk the recipe requires.
Good to know
- At 25 weight for 25 gold it is a terrible thing to sell as is: smelt it into Dwarven Metal Ingots (30 gold, 1 weight) first.
Data from the Skyrim game files (Skyrim.esm and the official add-ons): value, weight, ore veins, recipes and merchant lists. ID 000C8874 is the item’s form ID for the console.
