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Aluminum Radiators
All-aluminum automotive and HVAC radiators
Certification Requirements
Required certifications, standards compliance, and verification protocols.
Radiator collection, assessment, processing, quality verification, separation workflow
Supplier must maintain active ISO 9001 certification throughout contract term
- Aluminum content: 90-98% confirmed (all-aluminum radiator specification)
- Copper content: ≤1.0% documented (CRITICAL - all-aluminum requirement)
- Iron content: <1.5% confirmed (ferrous contamination control)
- Silicon content: <3% documented (alloy component acceptable)
- Magnesium content: <1.5% documented (radiator alloy typical)
- Coolant residue: <2% documented (post-draining acceptable)
- Solder residue: <1% documented (radiator assembly joints)
- Lead solder: <0.3% confirmed (minimal acceptable; modern lead-free)
- Radiator construction: confirmed as all-aluminum (NOT copper-tube radiators)
- No copper-tube contamination detected
- Radiator type identified: automotive/HVAC/industrial
- Processing readiness verified
- Complete Elemental Profile Confirming All-Aluminum Radiator Specification
- Copper ≤1.0% Critical
MUST state:
- All-aluminum radiators confirmed
- NO copper-tube radiators detected
- Cu ≤1.0%
- all-aluminum construction verified
- radiator type identified (automotive/HVAC/industrial)
MUST state:
- Aluminum Radiators
- ISRI Tally Grade
- Al 90-98%
- Cu ≤1.0% (CRITICAL)
- all-aluminum construction verified
- automotive/HVAC specification confirmed
- processing-ready composite radiator cores
- Coolant Residue Documented
- Contamination Assessment Completed
- Processing Readiness Verified
- Aluminum Radiator Composite
- Processing Commodity
Rejection Criteria
Conditions and thresholds that trigger immediate rejection or downgrading.
Cu >1.0% OR copper tubes detected OR mixed-metal construction identified
FULL REJECTION or reclassification to mixed-copper radiator grade with -£100/MT penalty
- Critical: All-Aluminum Specification Violated
- Must Be Single-Metal Aluminum Radiators
- No Copper-Core/Tube Construction
Visual inspection + XRF spectrometry (AUTHORITATIVE)
CRITICAL - MATERIAL TYPE VIOLATION
- Automatic Rejection Or Reclassification To Lower Grade
- Material Loses Tally All-Aluminum Status
Al <90%
Full rejection or reclassification
Material purity below all-aluminum radiator specification
XRF spectrometry
CRITICAL - SPECIFICATION VIOLATION
- Full Lot Rejection Or Downgrading
- Significant Value Loss
Fe >1.5% OR visible ferrous material >2% mixed in
Full rejection or segregation required
Ferrous mixing violates aluminum radiator specification
XRF spectrometry + magnetic test
CRITICAL - CONTAMINATION
- Full Or Partial Lot Rejection
- Material Segregated As Contaminated Scrap
>1% stainless detected
Full rejection
Non-aluminum contamination violates specification
XRF spectrometry
CRITICAL - CONTAMINATION
- Entire Lot Rejected
- Material Segregated As Mixed Metal Scrap
Radiator leaking actively OR corrosion damage >20% OR structural integrity severely compromised
Full rejection or downgrading (-£100-200/MT penalty)
- Structural Damage Affects Processing Efficiency
- Recovery Loss
Visual inspection + structural assessment
MODERATE-CRITICAL - STRUCTURAL
Material downgraded to damaged radiator grade or rejected
Coolant >3% OR visible fluid saturation; radiator dripping
Full rejection OR mandatory draining by supplier at cost
- Contamination Exceeds Specification
- Hazmat Concern
- Worker Safety
Visual inspection + coolant assessment
MODERATE - HAZMAT
- Rejection Unless Supplier Drains
- Hazmat Disposal Cost Borne By Supplier
Cannot determine all-aluminum construction; composition indeterminate
Full rejection
- Material Identity Uncertain
- Must Be Confirmed All-Aluminum Radiator
XRF analysis + visual assessment
CRITICAL - IDENTIFICATION FAILURE
- Material Rejected
- Requires Extensive Testing For Re-Identification