What Going Rate for Scrap Metal in Your Area?

[davbell22602]

Aluminum is way down here too it seems copper is the big thing right now.

Aluminum is way down here also. I remember 5 years ago aluminum wheel with no tire were getting $40-60 each and aluminum wheel with tire was $30. Now aluminum wheel with no tire is $30 and aluminum wheel with tire is $12.

 

[wjjones]

Aluminum is way down here also. I remember 5 years ago aluminum wheel with no tire were getting $40-60 each and aluminum wheel with tire was $30. Now aluminum wheel with no tire is $30 and aluminum wheel with tire is $12.

Yep hold on to them, and wait to see if they go back up is all you can do.

 

[midnite rider]

I'm a bit surprised that the difference between steel and aluminum is so small. I would have thought that aluminum would be 3x or even 5x the price of steel.

But then I know nothing about the scrap business. :laughing:

Maybe cost is why the new Ford F-150 pickup is going to be all aluminum body and bed as well as in the engine block and parts of the frame. A 500# to 700# weight savings which equates to better fuel economy and performance. There will still be questions of its structural integrity that only time will tell.

 

[davbell22602]

Called 2-3 weeks ago and scrap was down to $7.50 per 100 now in my area.

 

[jakewells]

220 per ton. been that way since december.

 

[Mikel1]

Called 2-3 weeks ago and scrap was down to $7.50 per 100 now in my area.

Same price here, aluminum .40 per lb, brass $1 per lb, unstripped copper .50 per lb. Stripped copper was over $2(don't recall exact price).

 

[Two-Stroke]

Is cast iron worth anything? I recently removed some cast iron drain pipes from my house. I'm remodeling a bathroom and most of the old stuff had to go.

It's incredibly heavy. :shocked:

 

[OldMasterTech]

So that's 11 cents a pound.

It would be .098 light iron is quoted by long ton so 220/2240=.098

 

[Carscw]

It would be .098 light iron is quoted by long ton so 220/2240=.098

I have never got a quote per ton. It is always per 100 pounds.

 

[Ean]

Here are some pics of me and my son scrapping one of our sand dredge setups.

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How much did that weigh I like your eskvator