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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.