difference between cast iron and reg iron

[hazelj]

when filling my trailor how do i no the differenc between cast iron and just reg iron.what do i lokk for.:confused:

[wayne]

Cast iron is poured into moulds in the foundry, or 'cast'. It is usually (in the UK) used for things like old fireplace surrounds, old baths, old radiators and roadside drainage grids. The metal is normally brittle, and if you hit it hard with a sledge hammer it normally cracks or splits into pieces. Be careful though - if you smash up a cast iron bath the pieces can be as sharp as a razor and they will cut you instantly if you make a mistake.

[sars101]

Ok but is it ok to but it in the same pile right?

Is it the same thing with aluminum and cast aluminum? not sure I have cast aluminum but it looks like it and I broke it easy by bending aluminum rail, the ends that hold the rails to the car are the cast aluminum parts. it was a roof bike rack on a toyota 4runner

Also

I got 3 stock rims I looked them up they said they are aluminum on eBay.
Looked them up on a different site and said it was an alloy.
An alloy is made up of 2 different types of metal so do I put my rims in my aluminum pile or rim Alloy pile?
Or ask the scrap yard?

[Mick]

Or ask the scrap yard?

The winner. Prices for cast, sheet and extruded aluminum are usually different. They would pay the lower(est) of whatever was in the load/pile. I usually throw cast and #1 iron together as the price is usually the same. But not always, so I'm taking a chance of losing some.

[CMHN]

In my yard, cast iron goes in one dumpster, regular iron goes into another, and shred goes into another.

Cast iron are things like bath tubs, sinks, heating radiators, fire place doors, brake drums, ect. you can tell its cast if you take a sledge hammer to it. You can break most cast iron with a few swings and the brake will look grainy.

Regular iron is any steel 1/2" thick or larger. This is usually the stuff that the shreder cannot shred. This is stuff like engine blocks, brake rotors, prepaired farm machinery, structural beams, ect...

Tin is anything that is smaller than regular iron, this will consist of most of your scrap.

[zito]

Your rims are aluminum alloy rims. Rims are their very own category of aluminum (because of the alloy used), and all aluminum rims on any vehicle, other than those on semis, go into this same category. You should get paid quite a bit more for your rims than basically any other aluminum. Around here clean rims currently go for $0.72/lb, while other clean aluminum goes for $0.48-0.60/lb. Pull the center caps off, as well as the wheel weights and valve stems. Otherwise you'll usually get penalized fairly heavily for leaving them on.

As for the cast iron vs. regular iron; like posted above, cast iron is really brittle and breaks if you hit it hard enough. Myself, I throw any really clean cast iron I have onto its own pile, because it's a $20.00 premium per ton over regular steel. Automotive parts that usually go into the cast iron pile include the brake drums and rotors if the wheels are off of a car. If a cast iron manifold or block or something has already been pulled off of a scrap vehicle I'm hauling and left in the trunk or box or whatever, I'll put that aside as well but I won't bother unbolting it from the car myself.

[redcrossnj]

cast iron is much heavier then regular iron

[Ballymoss]

cast iron is much heavier then regular iron

why is that? Anyone know?

[jeb1212]

cast iron is much heavier then regular iron

Sorry, that is not correct.

According to http://www.custompartnet.com/quick-t...ght-calculator

cast iron has a density of 0.2590 lb/cubic inch and steel has a density of 0.2836 lb/cubic inch.

So for indentical shape and size steel weighs 9.5% more than cast iron.

[maxa]

I get most of my cast from drain pipes

[BohemianLush]

You can tell its cast iron because it is more porous (has a unique texture to it) due to more silicon in the chemical makeup. Most yards have a seperate pricing category for it. You can usually bring it in on mixed loads, but if you have a whole load of it be prepared to be paid a but less than straight steel. Yards usually pay you for it about the same as shred.

[Mick]

Around here, cast iron and #1 iron usually pay the same.