When scrapping, you will often come across 304 Stainless Steel scrap. You can commonly find 304 stainless steel scrap is commonly found in machine shops, kitchenware, and exhaust systems. Upgrading your appliances may not be so bad if your old stainless steel appliances are scrapped for cash.
Intake systems and low temperature exhaust components are generally made from 304 stainless steel. If you come across a large quantity from a demolition job, tear out, or from construction.
There are so many things in your everyday life that you don’t realize are stainless steel. Here are few to peak your scrapping interests and to make sure that your eyes are wide open while scrapping.
These are just some items that are stainless that you can sell, but we always tell everyone to make sure that some things are worth doing. Making sure that your stainless steel is clean with nothing on it is the most important thing, because contaminants are the worst thing that can happen to your material.
Grade 316 stainless steel is commonly used in food preparation equipment, boat fittings, water filtration screens and springs.
Here is a list of the metals that make up 316 Stainless, these metals can vary depending on where the 316 stainless is being made.
Contains no nickel and is magnetic. Used for high temperatures. Most of the time, you can use a magnet to check if you have stainless steel or regular steel. With the 400 series stainless steel however you cannot. The carbon content in the 400 series makes this stainless steel. It also contains no nickel, unlike other stainless steels.
