Scrapping Stainless Steel. A beginner's scrap metal guide to identifying and sorting stainless.

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Here's another video in my series on various scrap metals and hopefully should give some good information on identifying and selling stainless steel for beginner scrap metal hobbyists!
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  • @gabrielmaligeorges6996
    @gabrielmaligeorges69963 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris. This was really useful. I spent this morning trying to figure out my stainless pile and ended up tossing it all into pressing steel. Its a really frustrating task, but your info is a great help for future sorting.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gabriel, seems I should have posted this yesterday then! 😉🤣 Pleased you found it useful 👍

  • @glenhehir3833
    @glenhehir38333 жыл бұрын

    Great to see a spark test demonstrated Chris. I'd forgotten all about it.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Glen - it's probably the quickest and easiest method!

  • @CandSMINING
    @CandSMINING8 ай бұрын

    Excellent Chris about a really complex subject. The magnetic and nonmagnetic stainless has been a problem for years. Thanks for sharing this important information with the community. Good info for all. 😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    8 ай бұрын

    Many thanks Chuck! 😊👍

  • @kingsbury0n1wheel
    @kingsbury0n1wheelАй бұрын

    Thank you for the wisdom

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching mate! 😊👍

  • @timothysullivan3489
    @timothysullivan34893 жыл бұрын

    The most educational video I have seen.Good job making the video.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Timothy, I appreciate the feedback! 👍😊

  • @ScrapMetalTV.
    @ScrapMetalTV.3 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained video. Thanks Chris 👍

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks SWK, hope you carry a magnet when out street scrapping?

  • @MichaelHabner
    @MichaelHabner Жыл бұрын

    Bloody great clarification, much appreciated!

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha, thanks mate - I aim for "bloody great"! 😁😆

  • @Wreck-Gar
    @Wreck-Gar Жыл бұрын

    This is the most useful Stainless Steel explanation I've found on KZread. It deserves WAY more views than it's had. Have a Happy New Year 🙂👍

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks! That's nice of you to say! Happy new year back! 🍻👍

  • @cavacino
    @cavacino3 жыл бұрын

    love your videos I seriously learned alot

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching and the great feedback 👍😊

  • @CanadianTreasureHunter
    @CanadianTreasureHunter5 ай бұрын

    The silver plated stuff with the white metal inside, They buy it here as Zinc along with your spoons & forks with white metal inside

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    5 ай бұрын

    My yard buys that as brass 👍😊

  • @streetcopper1151
    @streetcopper11513 жыл бұрын

    Chris ...... thank you again if I had to guess I bet I make 1/3 more and the scrap yard because of you and sale more things then scrap them and that’s 100% more money because I’ve never done that .. we appreciate your channel and your time brother.. THANK YOU CHRIS 👊🏻🙌🏻👍🏻

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Seth, I'm glad the information is helpful! 😊👍

  • @streetcopper1151

    @streetcopper1151

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheUltimateRecycler your a great teacher 👊🏻

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@streetcopper1151 Thanks mate - may have missed my calling!! 🤔😜

  • @sjpropertyservices3987
    @sjpropertyservices3987 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍😊

  • @kutsous9342
    @kutsous9342 Жыл бұрын

    Very very helpful

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad it was! 👍😊

  • @scohen88
    @scohen883 жыл бұрын

    Such a good help Chris! I understand you do not want to check ALL magnetic stainless, but why would you NOT collect magnetic stainless that you know is stainless? Like utensils, kitchen appliance parts and gadgets, medical stuffs, or even stuff that says 'stainless'. Seems like I should have a bucket for magnetic stainless that I do not have to test.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a matter of storage and taking separate lots to the scrapyard for me. There's just not enough difference in the price of magnetic stainless to normal steel to make me want to separate it and take it to Melbourne. I have almost a 2 hour drive to my yard! It's certainly not a silly idea to save it separately if you are sure it's stainless!

  • @twbishop
    @twbishop Жыл бұрын

    @16:31 "nickel silver" is often an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, but no silver, only a silver color.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Correct Thomas 👍

  • @wisconsinfarmer4742
    @wisconsinfarmer47423 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I suspected that I should separate my stainless by magnetic. Dishwasher housings make nice accumulation bins in my processed material fence.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    They certainly do WF - I also use clothes dryer housings for my clean pressing steel! 👍😊

  • @luckygen1001
    @luckygen10013 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. Sorting out stainless alloys can be very difficult even for me. Be careful quoting from Wikipedia when it is all about what is in alloys. In one of my videos I quoted from wikipedia that the alloy that is used to glue rare earth magnets to in hard drives was a high nickel content alloy. One of my viewers said that wikipedia was wrong so I ground the surface with a angle grinder and it rusted very quickly. Nickel alloys do not rust. Also nickel is very weakly magnetic and this piece from the hard drive was strongly magnetic.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - yeah good point on wikipedia! Who would have thought that something on the internet could be factually incorrect! 🤣🤣

  • @rahmankhan5142

    @rahmankhan5142

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nickel alloy catches magnet 🧲 strongly

  • @irishgoldstacker8018
    @irishgoldstacker80183 жыл бұрын

    I sometimes get small pieces of yellow brass which are very slightly magnetic. (It's still yellow when scratched) I usually throw it in with brass. I have wondered if I'm scamming the scrapyard?? I'm assuming that it has a small amount of iron in it.

  • @streetcopper1151

    @streetcopper1151

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cycle scrapping how you been I have heard from you in a little bit brother I hope all is well 👊🏻

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the troubles with alloys CS - it's not just brass or stainless, each piece could be a slightly different alloy containing various metal elements. I'd say your slightly magnetic brass pieces could have a small percentage of nickel in the alloy. I'm sure the yards allow for that and understand that we scrappers aren't qualified metallurgists!

  • @66bigbuds
    @66bigbuds2 жыл бұрын

    My local scrap yard only pays for non magnetic. The magnetic goes out in the sheet iron pile.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much the same here Keith! 👍

  • @maplemanz
    @maplemanz11 ай бұрын

    There are 4 groups Austenitic ,Ferritic Martensitic and Duplex

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for that😊👍 Probably more detail than most scrappers require!

  • @diodorobocanegra2955
    @diodorobocanegra29553 жыл бұрын

    Are most outdoor barbecue stainless ovens the higher price? How about refrigerator stainless?

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not usually! Often cheaper brands use cheaper material, so check the stainless with a magnet. Thanks for watching 😊👍

  • @shaystern2453
    @shaystern24532 жыл бұрын

    is there any wire strip mach that does 18g?

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess there would be shay. I don't use a wire stripper machine..

  • @user-wn9bl6yw2w
    @user-wn9bl6yw2w6 ай бұрын

    I have stainless wedding band that says stainless can what does it mean

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    6 ай бұрын

    There are many grades of stainless steel - from a scrapping perspective, I only save the non-magnetic stuff.

  • @rahmankhan5142
    @rahmankhan51422 жыл бұрын

    316 ss scrap

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, and the price is pretty good at the moment! 👍😊

  • @riverboat28
    @riverboat286 ай бұрын

    I would hold all your 316 until it's recognized by your scrap yard. Don't give your good money away for 304 prices. By the way, stainless 304 will be attracted very slightly to a high powered (neodymium) magnet where's 316 will not have any attraction and may sometimes be marked 316 by any reputable manufacturer. Thanks for the video. Imho

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks Paul, that's good information! I don't have room anymore to store any scrap for long unfortunately!

  • @tommymadden9746
    @tommymadden9746Ай бұрын

    Here in America it's not worth the trouble. As a curbside scrapper Don't get enough to sit on.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    29 күн бұрын

    Yeah, certainly with low quantities, it's not really worth the hassle! Thanks for watching Tommy 👍

  • @ch.rameshch2385
    @ch.rameshch23852 жыл бұрын

    202ss pipe cost

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure what you mean by this??

  • @danielwggudan2
    @danielwggudan211 ай бұрын

    So what you’re saying is I need to figure out a way to demagnetize magnetic stainless steel lol

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    11 ай бұрын

    Now that would be a great discovery! 👍😊

  • @titleforlyrics
    @titleforlyrics11 ай бұрын

    gedex47

  • @torkgasm
    @torkgasm Жыл бұрын

    Krog? Is that you?

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry mate - you must have the wrong number! 😆

  • @DavidGS66
    @DavidGS662 ай бұрын

    Honestly, this video should be redone because most stainless steel IS slightly magnetic & although it can't be detected magnet in hand, it can be detected with a light magnet on a string. This video ignores pot metal, which is both dense & non magnetic, but not as tough as SS. Austenetic SS is completely non-magnetic, so I was hoping to see examples of that.

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your input David. For the purposes of a scrapper, SS can definitely be split into magnetic & non-magnetic (yes, even though it is very slightly). That's as complicated as it needs to be! I also ignored zinc and some other less common metals as that just starts to get confusing as a beginner's scrap guide. My yard buys pot metal as cast aluminium by the way. Thanks for watching 😊

  • @vinecat8451
    @vinecat84513 жыл бұрын

    30 cents per kilo? What a rip-off, I’m getting 1 euro per kilo😂 (the equivalent of 1.20USD/kg)

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    Prices have gone up quite a lot here since I made this video. Are you getting that price for magnetic stainless Vine Cat?

  • @vinecat8451

    @vinecat8451

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheUltimateRecycler At my scrapyard we have 304, both magnetic and non-magnetic for the same price

  • @TheUltimateRecycler

    @TheUltimateRecycler

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vinecat8451 Lucky you!

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