Types of scrap used in steel making

                            Types of scrap used in steel making

• Industrial or commercial scrap steel greater than 6 mm thick, such as plates, beams, columns, channels; may also include scrap machinery or implements or certain metal stampings
•  Vehicles with or without interiors and their original wheels
• Cast iron bathtubs, machinery, pipe, and engine blocks
• Domestic scrap metal up to approx. 6 mm (0.24 in) thick. Examples - "White goods" (fridges, washing machines, etc.), roofing iron, water heaters, water tanks, and sheet metal off cuts
•  Used in the construction industry within concrete structures
•  Remains of drilling or shaping steels. Also known as "borings" or "swarf "
•  Non-magnetic, hardened steel used in the mining industry, cement mixers, rock crushers, and other high-impact and abrasive environments.
•  Rail or tram tracks^[11]