Current Scrap Metal Prices
Scrap Metal Scrap Price Updated Price Date
Copper National Average $3.37/lb Updated 02/10/2025
Steel National Average $169.91/ton Updated 02/10/2025
Aluminum National Average $0.52/lb Updated 02/10/2025
Catalytic Converter Average $75.93/each Updated 02/10/2025

SCRAP NEWS | Alloys

The Essential Scrapper’s Tool That Can Also Make You Money!

When it comes to scrapping, having the right tools can make all the difference. While wire cutters, gloves, and a sturdy truck are important, one tool stands out as absolutely essential: a magnet. Magnets help scrappers quickly identify metals, allowing them to separate valuable non-ferrous metals (like copper, aluminum, and brass) from lower-value ferrous metals […]

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What Is Aluminum Extrusion Scrap? A Guide to Grades, Recycling, and Value

Normally aluminum that is being reused and recycled (do not mistake this for raw bauxite ore from mining operations), goes through many steps before it gets put back into circulation. One of the first steps would be collection and sortation.

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Grades of Stainless Steel Scrap & Where to Find Them

Understanding Stainless Steel Scrap Scrappers are always looking to learn more about different types of scrap metals—and so are we! One of the more challenging metals to identify is stainless steel due to its many different grades. Each grade has different properties, compositions, and scrap values, making it essential to know what you’re working with. […]

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4 Ways To Prepare Your Catalytic Converters for Scrap

Brought To You By: Consistent. Fair. Reliable. Know How To Scrap A Catalytic Converter If you are looking to make some extra money and are planning on scrapping a catalytic converter, there are some things you should know. Knowing what to do when recycling a catalytic converter for scrap is essential. There are a few […]

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10 Scrap Metal Questions with iScrap App Founder

Hey Scrappers,  Tom here. We’re going to be answering all of the questions that we’ve been asked over the last couple of weeks, just going over many different things. Hopefully, We will help you learn more about making more money and might even give you some ideas on questions that you didn’t know you had […]

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Maximize Your Profits On These Scrap Items Found In The Medical Industry

You have probably been to a hospital before and seen the tables, chairs, and weird machines they use, but have you ever considered what could be scrapped in the medical world?! Most Common Metal: Stainless Steel Let’s start with something easy: stainless steel. Stainless steel is the most common metal in the medical field, and […]

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Metal of the Month: Carbide

Carbide is a unique scrap metal that is used in particular industries and equipment. Commonly found in machine shops and drill bits, carbide scrap is a valuable commodity due to the higher-than-average price per pound. Every month, the iScrap App Team explores a metal and everything about it: its origin, its use, where it comes […]

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Can You Scrap Marine Brass?

Oftentimes scrappers ask us about the difference between yellow and red brass, but Marine Brass is another material we have been asked about before. Marine Brass confuses many people because they think it is just as good…or better than normal yellow brass. Let’s debunk that myth. What Is Marine Brass? Marine brass is often found […]

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A Brief History of Brass

Every month, the iScrap App will feature a Metal of the Month. We will explore the various metals or materials based on their history and how to find, recycle, and make the most money on them. This month, we explore Brass’s origin and where to find its scrap. What Is Brass? Brass is an alloy of […]

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How to Scrap Dirty Stainless Steel

Dirty stainless steel. You find it, you see it, you sell it. Pretty simple, right? You probably see some of the smaller contaminants on it and think to yourself that there won’t be a large cut in price for small amounts of material, but you never know. How Do You Scrap Dirty Stainless Steel? Then […]

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Difference Between Carbide & High-Speed Steel

Simply looking at the two makes it hard to distinguish between scrap carbide and high-speed steel [HSS]. Still, the differences between the two alloys (and if you don’t know what an alloy is, take a listen here) are significant and could mean more money in your pocket, depending on which one you have. You must […]

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Scrapping: The Perfect Side Hustle For Extra Cash

There are full-time scrappers, hard-core scrappers, part-timers, and those who grew up in the business and continued on the legacy. And then you have hobbyist scrappers: those who one day heard about this thing called scrap metal, decided to try their hand at it and got addicted.  The Perfect Side Hustle For Extra Cash Maybe […]

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