Price for 18 SR Stainless Steel

[jimcro55]

Can anyone give me an approximate price on 932 Lbs. of 18 SR Stainless Steel?

Thanks guys. Just curious....




JC

[GeorgeB]

I would contact your local scrap yard. Best answer you will get.

[jimcro55]

Yeah, I did, but wanted to compare and make sure I wasn't getting ripped off.

[GeorgeB]

Yeah, I did, but wanted to compare and make sure I wasn't getting ripped off.

No real way to do that, unless you call the yards around you. If a member here lives even 1 state away from you, and they say they are getting paid x per pound, it might be higher or lower than you. Doesn't mean you are getting ripped off. Just how their yard is paying.

I know here, the yard I go to, is the BIGGEST yard around. All the smaller yards sell directly to them.

[jimcro55]

Oh ok, Thanks for the advice. Appreciated.

[GeorgeB]

Your welcome. I would definitely contact all the yards. Stainless is non ferrous as you know, so even another yard could have a better price.

[KzScrapper]

Some stainless is magnetic George.

[GeorgeB]

hmm learn something new all the time....i just cash it all in together and they take it.

[injunjoe]

Stainless is an alloy made up of both ferrous and non ferrous.

[Mechanic688]

http://www.877ironmike.com/
This place is out of Detroit so keep that in mind, but their website might have the prices your looking for, for comparison only.

[jeb1212]

I just looked at the spec sheet for 18 SR stainless and the nickel content is near zero. It is a ferritic stainless steel and magnetic.

http://www.aksteel.com/pdf/markets_p...a_Bulletin.pdf

At the scrap yard I use 18 SR stainless would just go for the light iron price.

[Ptscrapper]

I was hoping you would tell us what the price was that you were quoted although i know its none of our business but then again, it is our business if its on this forum.

[PistoneScrapProcessing]

throw it in as hms scrap most yards dont even buy magnetic stainless to low of nickel content.

[PartTimeScrapper]

Yep if magnet sticks to it my yard is paying 240 a ton right now for steel/tin or shred as they call it.

[Ticonderoga]

I just called one of the larger yards in my area (CMC) since seems most of the other yards follow them. Got the following info for GA.

#2 copper - 2.77 / lb
Shred - 12.50 (should be 100#)
Stainless - .50 / lb

[JobsAllOver]

[QUOTE=Mechanic688;4244 877ironmike.com
This place is out of Detroit so keep that in mind, but their website might have the prices your looking for, for comparison only.[/QUOTE]

That's very useful, thank you!