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Ferrous
#1 Shredded Scrap
Grade: 210High Tier
Homogeneous shredded steel from automobiles, appliances, 10 inch max size, <0.20% copper
Market Price EstimateUpdated Daily
$395/ MT
+15 (3.9%)vs yesterday
Verified specifications & market data
Chemical Composition
Elemental breakdown by percentage weight.
Standard composition limits
Values represent maximum allowed percentage unless otherwise noted.
Physical Properties
Material form, density, and contamination specifications.
Homogeneous shredded steel scrap created by industrial multi-hammer or rotary shredding machinery; pre-sorted via magnetic separation to remove non-ferrous contaminants; prepared for direct EAF feeding
Acceptable Inclusions
- Light oil/grease from automotive shredding operations (max 2%)
- Paint residue from vehicle body panels (max 3%)
- Plastic bits <0.5% (residual from interior trim)
- Zinc die-cast residue <0.5% (from door handles, locking mechanisms)
- Light mill scale from steel manufacturing
- Tin plating residue <0.10% (from tin-plated containers)
- Rubber particles <0.1% from seals, gaskets
Prohibited Materials
- Copper content >0.20% (critical defect)
- Stainless steel >0.05% (austenitic alloy contamination)
- Non-ferrous metals >0.5% each: aluminum, brass, bronze, magnesium
- Radioactive materials (any detectable amount)
- PCB/hazardous electronic waste (circuit boards, transformers)
- Asbestos components (brake pads, insulation)
- Mercury switches or components (any detectable)
- Whole batteries (lead-acid or lithium)
- Fuel tanks (even if drained; pressure hazard)
- Catalytic converters (platinum value; separate recovery)
- Electric motors (copper winding contamination)
- Heavy oil contamination >2%
Quality Assurance
Testing protocols, sampling methods, and acceptance criteria.
Sampling Protocol
frequencyRandom selection from throughout lot; not from top layer only
layerSamplingMandatory: Top layer, middle layer, bottom layer for full truck
maximumQuantity50 samples per truck load
minimumQuantity1 tonne or 25 discrete samples, whichever greater
notesShredded material requires robust sampling due to potential non-magnetic contamination potentially hidden in piles or trapped between fragments
percentage5–10% of lot
Acceptance Limits
all Criteria Must Passcriteria must be met simultaneously; single failure triggers rejection or credit adjustment
copper LimitCu <0.20%
iron ContentFe ≥98.5%
moisture<3% moisture content
non Ferrous Total<1.5% combined non-ferrous elements
oil Grease Limit<2% oil/grease residue by weight
paint Residue Limit<3% paint residue by weight
particle Size90% within 1/4″ to 10″ range; <2% oversize; <8% undersize
stainless Limit<0.05% stainless steel contamination
visual Contaminants≤1% prohibited items observed upon 100% visual scan
Weight Tolerance
measurementVerified by truck scale at receiving facility
reasonShredded scrap has higher density variation than solid scrap due to bulk handling
variance±3% acceptable from purchase order weight
Required Test Methods
XRF Spectrometry
Purpose
- Elemental analysis and composition verification
- verify Fe ≥98.5%, Cu <0.20%, non-ferrous <1.5%
Acceptance Criteria
- Primary method for all quality decisions
Magnetic Separation Efficiency Test
Purpose
- Verify shredder sorting effectiveness
- detect any stainless steel or non-magnetic ferrous parts
Acceptance Criteria
- Pass: No magnetic loss when hand magnet applied to sample
Procedure
- Apply strong hand magnet to random shredded samples
- all pieces should be attracted
Visual Inspection
Purpose
- Detect whole batteries, copper wire, large non-ferrous pieces, hazardous materials that XRF cannot identify
Acceptance Criteria
- ≤1% prohibited items visible upon inspection
Procedure
- Mandatory manual inspection of top layer, middle section, and bottom layer of load
Moisture Content Testing
Purpose
- Verify moisture <3%
- excessive moisture dangerous in EAF (steam explosions)
Acceptance Criteria
- Karl Fischer titration or gravimetric analysis showing <3% moisture
Procedure
- Test on sub-sample (100–200g) if lot appears visibly wet
Size Grading
Purpose
- Verify particle size distribution within 1/4″ to 10″ acceptable range
Acceptance Criteria
- 90% of pieces within acceptable range
- <2% oversize (>10″)
- <8% undersize (<1/4″)
Procedure
- Screen analysis on 25–50 random samples using 1/4″ and 10″ screens