{"id":44540,"date":"2024-08-08T12:36:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:39:22","slug":"what-are-recyclable-metals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/what-are-recyclable-metals","title":{"rendered":"What are recyclable metals?"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"c-post--header\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/metales-reciclables.png);\">\n        <a href=\"\" class=\"c-back-action\">\n            Go back        <\/a>\n        <h1><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>What are recyclable metals?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"c-post--author\">\n\t\t\tAuthor:\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/author\/scrapad-admin\/\">ScrapAd<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n        <div class=\"c-post--meta\">\n            <p>08\/08\/2024<\/p>\n            <div class=\"c-post--actions\">\n                <a onclick=\"window.print()\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">print<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <a data-clipboard-text=\"\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">content_copy<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <span class=\"c-article__action share__trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"large material-icons icon\">share<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"share__displays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=&amp;title=&amp;summary=&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:info@scrapad.com?&amp;cc=&amp;bcc=&amp;subject=&amp;body=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/email.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n \n    <section class=\"c-container \" style=\" background-color: #FBFBFB; background-size: cover; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --lgPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xlPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xxlPadding: 80px 200px 80px 200px;  \">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-scrapad-blocks-container c-post\">\n<div class=\"c-article__desc wp-block-scrapad-blocks-article-desc\">\n<p>Not all <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/industrial-metals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">metals in industry<\/a> that we know and work with are endlessly recyclable, although most of them can be melted down and re-created as raw material from waste. Steel, iron, brass are some recyclable metals that can be recycled and reused without limit without losing any of their properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog article, we tell you which metals can be recycled without limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are recyclable metals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/iron-steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steel<\/a> is a very durable and resistant <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-scrap-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-scrap-metal\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">type of scrap metal<\/a>, very present in household appliances or car parts, as well as in cutlery, tools or mechanical equipment. It is a metal that comes from one of the most abundant elements in the earth&#8217;s crust. It is considered an iron alloy if it contains less than 2.1% carbon. If this percentage is higher, it is called cast iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is estimated that around 40% of the world&#8217;s steel is recycled. Its recyclability depends on its grade, which determines its magnetism and therefore the possibility of using magnets as a <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-separate-scrap-metal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">method of separating it from other metals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/iron-steel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iron<\/a> is another of the most sought-after <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/recycled-construction-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/recycled-construction-materials\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recyclable materials in construction<\/a>, tool making and steel production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iron is a curious metal: it rusts easily and is much harder than copper, so it is rarely used in its pure state, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-iron\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-iron\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">types of iron<\/a> are the most important of all metals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 98% of it is converted directly into steel in the furnace where it is smelted, without forming solid iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/brass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brass<\/a> is an alloy composed of copper and zinc. Different <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-brass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">types of brass<\/a> can be created depending on the proportion of its composition, as well as different properties. Brass is produced when copper is fused with calamine, a zinc mineral. The recycling of this material is simple as it does not need the electrorefining process like other materials. To obtain recycled brass with the same properties as the original, just melt the scrap brass provided it is clean of other waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we already know, <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/copper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copper<\/a> is a key element in the electrical world due to its conductivity and flexibility. It is also used to manufacture pipes, radiators and other heating equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Copper recycling is particularly important within the European Union, which has very modest natural deposits of copper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recycled copper accounts for 44% of total EU demand, and 70% of copper-bearing end-of-life products are recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aluminium<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/aluminium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aluminium<\/a> is a resource increasingly used in industry, displacing other metals such as steel, as it is more recyclable and has key physical characteristics in the energy transition, such as its low weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aluminium is never pure, it is always alloyed with other metals, so <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/aluminium-recycling-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aluminium recycling<\/a> consists of recovering the maximum proportion of aluminium from each alloy to restore its original use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bronze<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This alloy of copper and <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/tin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tin<\/a> was used in ancient times as a precious metal, for jewellery and decoration. Like all other metals, it is melted down and then the pure bronze is separated so that it can be reused. Its recycling is essential as it avoids the extraction of two metals such as copper and tin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recycled <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead<\/a> is used to manufacture a wide variety of products. The most common are batteries, counterweights, electronic components or protective coatings. These products are reintroduced into the market, closing the life cycle of lead and avoiding the need to extract new resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ScrapAd, your platform to buy and sell recyclable metals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ScrapAd is your global platform for buying and selling scrap and recyclable metals, an easy, fast and very secure way to buy and sell metals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We simplify the <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buying and selling of scrap metals<\/a> in over 100 countries. From verifying companies and materials to logistics and payment security. 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