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    Zinc/Manganese Question

    I wasnt sure where to put this being that I do not currently have the material,



    but does anyone know of who buys a zinc/manganese mix? Price for this? Contact?


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    It's usually called die-cast. $.10-.15 per pound.

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    Is that what you get at a yard or selling to an end user? I just looked up die cast on Scrap Monster and its at $.55/pound.

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    Prices vary but I think my yard is usually around .25# may also be called Pot Metal at some yards.
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    scrap monster doesnt buy so their prices are irrelevant..most places wont even take magnesium because it is very hard to melt and is very explosive

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    Bob, if you're still talking about the material you would recover from inside alkaline batteries, that would NOT be considered pot metal or die cast. I believe you all are referencing completely different animals here...
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    What would it be considered then?

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    ISRI Spec

    UNSORTED ZINC DIE CAST SCRAP
    Produced from automobile fragmentizers. Material
    to contain about 55% zinc-bearing scrap. Other
    nonferrous metals such as aluminum, stainless steel,
    red metal, etc., to be about 40%. Insulated copper
    wire about 1%. Trash, dirt, glass, rubber, oil, iron, not
    to exceed 5%. Any variations to be sold by special
    arrangement between buyer and seller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BatteryBob View Post
    What would it be considered then?
    I don't know honestly, but since it was never cast, or melted/fused together in any way it could not be classified as die cast. You're probably going to end up with quite a bit of potassium hydroxide in there too if they are old, or mishandled in anyway. That stuff will mess you up not just breathing it, but touching it at all... I think you are going to be challenged to find a buyer that makes this endeavor lucrative. But, I hope you find one!


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