Carbon steel structural sections, plate, rebar and general fabrication scrap.
Heavy melting #1
Heavy melting #2
Plate & structural
Turnings
Indicative value
$0.32
per kg
How to identify
- Strongly magnetic, forms orange-red rust, and sparks freely on a grinder.
- Heavy melting #1 is clean plate or section over 6 mm thick and under 1.5 m long.
- Light iron is thin gauge sheet, ducting and appliance bodies.
Common uses
- Structural beams and rebar
- Vehicle chassis
- Machinery frames
- Fabrication offcuts
Recycling information
- Lowest value per kilogram but the highest volume stream in most yards.
- Drain oils and fuels and remove tyres, batteries and gas struts before delivery.
- Prepared, cut-to-size steel earns a better grade than tangled unprepared material.
Market values are indicative and must be professionally verified before trading.