Hmmm. I am assuming you're playing with bzcarbon2 as well? (If not, I'll need more information on what configuration you're using that gets anything from this mod added to steel at all.)
Presuming the answer to the above is yes... yeah, that's pretty silly. Especially when contrasted with how early the relevant recipes are placed when K2 is in use. I'll plan to adjust that when I next work on this mod.