Scrap Metals Guide and ISRI Scrap Specifications
RecyclingMonster's scrap metals guide provides different types of scrap metal specifications, images, recycling centres and prices at scrap yards.
310 SS
310 Stainless Steel Scrap is a high-chromium, high-nickel austenitic stainless grade designed for high-temperature service. Commonly recovered from industrial furnaces, heat-treatment equipment, combustion systems and other thermal-processing applications, 310 should be identified and separated from…
316 SS
316 Stainless Steel Scrap is a molybdenum-bearing austenitic stainless grade valued for its resistance to corrosion, particularly pitting and crevice corrosion in chloride-containing environments. Common sources include chemical equipment, food-processing machinery, marine components, tanks, piping…
330 SS
Alloy 330 Scrap, also commonly called 330 Stainless, is a high-nickel, chromium- and silicon-bearing heat-resistant alloy used in furnaces, heat-treatment equipment, radiant tubes and other severe high-temperature applications. Accurate identification is important because its high…
6061 Aluminum Extrusion Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
6061 Aluminum Extrusions Scrap consists of discarded profiles and shapes manufactured from aluminum alloy 6061, a heat-treatable aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy used in transportation, machinery and structural applications. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, qualifying single-alloy extrusion scrap may be…
6063 Aluminum Extrusion Scrap: Prices & Recycling
6063 Aluminum Extrusions Scrap consists of discarded architectural profiles, window and door frames, tubing and fabrication offcuts made from aluminum alloy 6063. This heat-treatable aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy is valued for its extrudability, surface finish and corrosion…
Alternator Scrap: Prices, Copper Value & Recycling
Alternator Scrap consists of used or obsolete automotive alternators containing copper-bearing windings, aluminum housings, steel cores and electrical components. Their value depends on recoverable metals, unit condition, weight, local scrap prices and potential remanufacturing or…
Aluminum BX Cable Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Copper/Aluminum BX Cable Scrap consists of insulated copper electrical conductors enclosed in flexible aluminum armor. Common scrap-yard names include Aluminum BX, Armored Cable and Aluminum BX (MC). The material may originate from Type AC, Canadian…
Aluminum Litho Sheet Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
Aluminum Litho Sheet Scrap consists of used or unused aluminum lithographic printing plates recovered from commercial printing, prepress and plate-manufacturing operations. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, clean lithographic sheets are identified as Tablet, while new, clean, uncoated…
Aluminum Nodules Scrap: Grades, Prices & Recycling
Aluminum Nodules Scrap consists of chopped or shredded aluminum particles, commonly produced during wire and cable processing. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, Tall covers qualifying electrical-conductor aluminum chops containing at least 99.45% aluminum, while Tank covers aluminum…
Aluminum Radiator Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Aluminum Radiator Scrap consists of discarded aluminum heat-exchanger cores recovered primarily from vehicles and automotive cooling systems. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, the Tally grade covers qualifying clean all-aluminum radiators and condensers, subject to specified contamination limits.…
Aluminum Transformer Scrap: Prices & Recycling
Aluminum Transformer Scrap consists of end-of-life electrical transformers containing aluminum windings and a magnetic core, typically made from electrical steel. Transformers may also contain steel enclosures, insulation, terminals and, in liquid-filled designs, dielectric fluid. Scrap…
Aluminum UBC Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Used Beverage Can (UBC) Scrap consists of empty aluminum beverage cans collected after consumer use. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, qualifying UBCs may be sold as Taldon (baled), Taldack (densified), Taldork (briquetted) or Talcred (shredded), with specific…
Aluminum Utensil Scrap: Prices & Recycling Guide
Aluminum Utensil Scrap includes discarded aluminum pots, pans, cooking vessels, trays and other household or commercial kitchen items. These products may be made from sheet aluminum, cast aluminum or composite materials containing steel and other…
Aluminum Wheels Scrap: Prices, Grades & Recycling
Aluminum Wheels Scrap consists of discarded aluminum-alloy rims recovered from passenger vehicles, trucks and other wheeled equipment. Under ReMA/ISRI specifications, clean single-piece aluminum auto and truck wheels may qualify as Troma when they meet specified…
Bare Bright Copper Wire Scrap: Grades & Prices
#1 Bare Bright Copper Wire Scrap is a high-grade copper recycling material covered by ReMA's Barley specification. Learn which copper wire qualifies, why wire gauge and surface condition matter, how Bare Bright differs from other…
Beryllium Copper Scrap: Prices, Alloys & Recycling
Beryllium Copper Scrap, also known as CuBe or BeCu, consists of specialty copper alloys recovered from electrical contacts, springs, connectors, precision components and industrial equipment. Common grades include C17200, C17000, C17500 and C17510. Scrap value…