Scrap metals are the combination of waste metals, metallic material, and any product that contains metal that can be recycled from previous products to manufacture a new product. Scrap metals have a great market value because of their ability to be re-used continuously.
Have you tried to declutter your house and then you noticed you have lots of appliances made of metals? Do you find it hard to dispose of them? Scrap metals Fulham is here to collect every useful scrap metal in your possession. The good news is that you could make money off scraping your metals.
Types Of Scrap Metals
- Ferrous Scrap Metals: this is the second most abundant metal
in the earth's crust. Beams, ductwork, rebar, and electrical wiring, cars,
railroad scrap, rotors, drums, and motor blocks are made up of ferrous
scrap metals.
- Non-ferrous Scrap Metals: these are scrap metals that do not lose their chemical properties during recycling. They include aluminum, copper, nickel, lead, tin, gold, silver, and zinc.
What Are The Most Valuable Scrap Metals?
- Brass - this is used for door handles, light fittings, keys, and plumbing fixtures. Brass is one of the most sought-after non-ferrous metals. It is a mixture of zinc and copper that can be extremely dense.
- Aluminum: This is another scrap metal that is seen in almost every regular home. Aluminum can be recycled and reused for a variety of purposes. It is used mostly for drinks and food cans. However, it can also be used as guttering, siding, internal and external door, and window frames. Aluminum is highly sought for by recyclers because the process conserves 80% of the energy that was used to make it in the first place.
- Copper: it is commonly found in the structure of homes across the country. Copper is also very important to recycle and very much in demand for scrap yards. It’s a multi-usage metal which means it is used for different purposes such as plumbing pipes, roofing materials, guttering, used in electric wires, and also air conditioning units.
- Stainless steel: it is found in appliances, kitchen equipment, as well as automotive parts and machinery found in factories and warehouses. The market value of stainless steel depends on its alloys.
- Gold: Gold is a precious metal hatch that is valuable than most other kinds of scrap however it tends to be considerably harder to come by. They include jewelry, old coins, antique items, and outdated electronics.
- Titanium: It is a lightweight, a hard type of scrap metal found in electronics or sports equipment. It is less easily found but worth looking for because it has a high price point in metal recycling companies.
Do you have appliances made of those type of metals mentioned above that you are no longer in need of? Contact scrap metals Fulham for a pickup. The metals gotten will be recycled which helps in preserving the environment. You can contribute to this cause by contacting us today.
