Scrap Brass Recycling
If you wish to Buy or Sell Brass Scrap, simply
ADD your inquiry
to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
The exchange service has been successfully matching interested parties on-line since 1995.
If you wish to receive unique trade benefits for Brass scrap, please check-out the enhanced
Trader Access service.
Separating scrap Brass into the different
Grades & Specifications
will allow you to yield the best
value
for your scrap materials.
Brass and Bronze
Copper and Copper based alloys are commonly referred to as Red Metals. An alloy refers to
two or more metals that have been melted together to form a material with specific properties.
All Brass and Bronze are alloys.
Red Brass commonly refers to Copper/Tin alloys, Yellow brass typically refers to Copper/Zinc alloys
and Bronze may contain various combinations of Copper, Zinc, Tin and Lead.
Some specialty alloys may also contain manganese, nickel and aluminum but may also contain percentages of other metals.
The challenge for a recycler is to identify and segregate scrap into the proper alloy groups.
Metal Identification
Old school recyclers relied upon experience and metallurgical knowledge,
armed with a pocket magnet and a jack knife or metal file to visually classify materials.
More in depth identification was performed by spot testing with acid or
drilling into a sample to see the properties of the turnings.
In todays digital world, hand held spectro analysis tools can quickly identify the contents of any sample,
relying on technology rather than the art and skill of the old school recycler.
Brass & Bronze Recycling Information
For anyone seeking current information or research data on the brass, bronze and red metals recycling industry,
you may access and ask your
Recycling Questions
to a core group of experienced and knowledgeable recycling industry professionals.
Red Brass Scrap
If you wish to Buy or Sell
Red Brass Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
Red Brass Turnings
Yellow Brass Scrap
If you wish to Buy or Sell
Old Yellow Brass Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
Yellow Brass Turnings
New 70/30 Brass Clippings
C & F Metals
The term C & F refers to common plumbing cocks & faucet scrap.
If you wish to recycle
C & F Metal Scrap
ADD your Buy or Sell inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
C & F Metals (cocks & faucets) shall consist of mixed clean red & yellow brass plumbing cocks & faucets,
including nickel/chrome plated parts,
must be free of zinc die cast & aluminum parts but may contain copper pipe attachments.
C Metal Scrap
sorted red brass plumbing cocks.
Mixed Faucet Scrap
includes an assortment of unsorted scrap Faucets and may include brass, zinc die cast, aluminum or stainless steel components.
and may contain copper pipe attachments
Radiator Scrap
If you wish to Buy or Sell Iron free copper/brass based
Clean Auto Radiator Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
Typical composition is 70% Copper, 3-3.5% Tin, 10-11% Zinc and 7-8% Lead.
Unclean Scrap Auto Radiators
iron frame or supports still intact
Scrap Heater Cores
clean copper/brass automotive heater core radiators
Bronze Scrap
If you wish to Buy or Sell
Manganese Bronze Solids Scrap
ADD your inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
Manganese Bronze Turnings
Aluminum Bronze Solids Scrap
Aluminum Bronze Turnings
Nickel Silver Solids Scrap &
Nickel Silver Turnings.
Nickel Silver Solids shall consist of clean nickel/silver alloys, including sheet, rod, castings,
may not include other alloys or foreign materials.
Please note that this material contains no Silver (Ag) and is also called German Silver. It is typically made of
an alloy of 60% Copper, 20% Nickel and 20% Zinc (usually non-magnetic.)
Cupro-nickel
Ship Propeller Scrap
The Inter-Continental Metal Exchange connects Buyers and Sellers of
Ship Propeller Scrap,
you may submit your request now.
Ship Propellers are typically an Aluminum Bronze or Manganese Bronze but may
contain various alloy grades so verification or certification is required.
Ship Breaking Scrap.
Brass Wire Scrap
Among the different types of wire scrap it is are not uncommon that you may encounter
Clean Brass Wire Scrap
or
Insulated Brass Wire Scrap.
Brass Wire Nodules
may be recovered from a standard
Wire and Cable Reclamation
process.
You may also encounter a variety of assorted sizes and shapes of
Scrap Brass Connectors
a mix of coated (plated) & uncoated electrical wire connection paraphernalia.
Irony Brass Scrap
You may find a market to recycle
Irony Brass & Bronze Scrap
which includes any predominately brass or bronze item with iron or steel attachments.
Brass & Bronze Dross
You may connect with recycle of skimmings, slags or
Brass & Bronze Dross
by adding an inquiry to the Inter-Continental Metal Exchange.
