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Metal Catalogue

21 metal types and categories

Gold

Au · Precious

Highly ductile precious metal used in jewellery, bullion and electronics.

24K (999)
22K (916)
18K (750)
14K (585)
9K (375)

Silver

Ag · Precious

Bright precious metal used in coins, tableware, solar cells and contacts.

Fine (999)
Sterling (925)
Coin (900)
Scrap mixed

Platinum

Pt · Precious

Dense catalytic precious metal found in converters and lab equipment.

950
900
Catalytic recovery

Palladium

Pd · Precious

Catalyst metal used in autocatalysts and multilayer ceramic capacitors.

950
Sponge
Catalytic recovery

Rhodium

Rh · Precious

Rare reflective platinum-group metal used for plating and catalysts.

Refined
Catalytic recovery

Copper

Cu · Base

Primary conductor metal — wiring, tube, busbar and motor windings.

Bare bright
#1 Copper
#2 Copper
Insulated wire

Aluminium

Al · Base

Lightweight corrosion-resistant metal used in extrusion, sheet and cans.

6061 extrusion
Cast
Sheet
UBC cans

Brass

CuZn · Alloy

Copper-zinc alloy found in fittings, valves, taps and instruments.

Yellow brass
Red brass
Hard brass
Plumbing mix

Bronze

CuSn · Alloy

Copper-tin alloy used in bearings, bushings, sculpture and marine parts.

Bearing bronze
Phosphor bronze
Statue bronze

Steel

Fe-C · Ferrous

Carbon steel structural sections, plate, rebar and general fabrication scrap.

Heavy melting #1
Heavy melting #2
Plate & structural
Turnings

Stainless Steel

SS · Ferrous

Chromium-nickel alloy steel used in food, marine and industrial equipment.

304
316
430 (magnetic)
Mixed stainless

Iron

Fe · Ferrous

Cast and wrought iron — machinery bases, pipe, engine blocks and cookware.

Cast iron
Wrought iron
Light iron

Lead

Pb · Base

Dense soft metal used in batteries, flashing, ballast and radiation shielding.

Soft lead
Wheel weights
Battery plate

Zinc

Zn · Base

Galvanising metal, die-cast components and anodes.

Die cast
Galvanised
Anode

Nickel

Ni · Base

Corrosion-resistant alloying metal for stainless, superalloys and plating.

Cathode
Alloy 200
Nickel scrap

Tin

Sn · Base

Soft low-melting metal used in solder, plating and bronze alloys.

Ingot
Solder dross
Tinplate

Titanium

Ti · Base

High strength-to-weight metal in aerospace, medical and marine components.

Grade 2
Grade 5 (6Al-4V)
Turnings

Cobalt

Co · Battery & Tech

Battery cathode and superalloy metal recovered from cells and tool steels.

Cathode
Battery recovery
Carbide swarf

Lithium

Li · Battery & Tech

Light alkali metal central to rechargeable battery chemistry.

Battery grade carbonate
Cell recovery
Industrial

Electronic Metals

E-Scrap · Battery & Tech

Circuit boards, connectors and components carrying mixed precious content.

High-grade board
Mid-grade board
Low-grade board
Connectors

Unsorted mixed loads requiring yard sorting before final settlement.

Mixed ferrous
Mixed non-ferrous
Unsorted load