Quality Products, Global Impact
Scrap Non-Ferrous
Metals containing iron, known for their strength and magnetic properties
- Clean, single-piece, unplated aluminum wheels
- Single specified alloy
Free of:
- Inserts
- Steel
- Wheel weights
- Valve stems
- Tires
- Grease and oil
- Other non-metallic items
International Classification:
- New Production Scrap
- Bonus Grade Scrap
Generated from crushing of cars.
Copper Scrap
Birch/Cliff (ISRI)
Birch Copper Wire
- Miscellaneous, unalloyed copper wire
- Nominal 96% copper content (min. 94%)
- Free of:
- Excessively leaded, tinned, soldered wire
- Brass and bronze wire
- Excessive oil, iron, non-metallics
- Copper wire from burning
- Insulation, hair wire, brittle burnt wire
- Ash Cliff
Copper Colids & Tubings
- Miscellaneous, unalloyed copper scrap
- Nominal 96% copper content (min. 94%)
- Free of:
- Excessively leaded, tinned, soldered scrap
- Brass and bronze
- Excessive oil, iron, non-metallics
- Copper tubing with non-copper connections or sediment
- Copper wire from burning
- Insulation, hair wire, brittle burnt wire
- Ash
Yellow Brass (Honey, ISRI)
- Mixed yellow brass solids
- Includes brass castings, rolled brass, rod brass, tubing, and miscellaneous yellow brasses
Must be free of:
- Manganesebronze
- Aluminum bronze
- Unsweated radiators or radiator parts
- Iron
- Excessively dirty and corroded materials
- Munitions (including bullet casings)
Red Brass (Ebony, ISRI)
- Red brass scrap, valves, machinery bearings, and other machinery parts
- Includes miscellaneous castings made of copper, tin, zinc, and/or lead
Must be free of:
- Semi-red brass castings (78% to 81% copper)
- Railroad car boxes and other similar high-lead alloys
- Cocks and faucets
- Closed water meters
- Gates
- Pot pieces
- Ingots and burned brass
- Aluminum, silicon, and manganese bronzes
- Iron and non-metallics
Starters and Alternators
Shredded Electric Motors
- Mixed copper-bearing material from ferrous shredding
- Comprised of motors without cases,
May contain:
- Up to 5% aluminum-wound material
- Insulated copper harness wire (subject to agreement between buyer and seller)
- May have trace percentages of other contaminants and fines
Must be free of:
- Free iron
- Sealed units
Clean steel scrap with maximum size 2 feet x 5 feet, including:
- New factory busheling
- Sheet clippings
- H13 Solids & Turnings
- Manganese Steel Scrap
- Ci-Mo-Ni Scrap
Clean old alloy aluminum sheet of two or more alloys
Free of:
- Foil
- Venetian blinds
- Castings
- Hair wire
- Screen wire
- Food or beverage containers
- Radiator shells
- Airplane sheet
- Bottle caps
- Plastic
- Dirt
- Other non-metallic items
- Oil and grease: ≤ 1%
- Tale permitted: ≤ 10%
Wrought iron and steel scrap, black and galvanized, with varying sizes according to different ISRI codes (200-206), including:
- Automobile scrap (properly prepared)
