Grades of Aluminum

Originally Posted by Midnight

How common is it for a yard not to pay differently on different grades of Aluminum? They say that they will only pay different prices on different grades if I was a factory or machine shop bringing it in direct.



Also, how many different categories are you breaking your aluminum down into? I get a lot of cast, but I also get a lot of machined extrusions (usually anodized). I've separated the stuff before, but always seem to get paid the same regardless.

Aluminum
- Heavy Dirty Aluminum
- Old Sheet
- Clean Cast
- Extrusion
- Dirty Extrusion (95%)
- New (unpainted)
- Clean Car Wheels
- Dirty Car Wheels
- Truck Wheels
- Aluminum Wire
- Insulated Wire/ACSR
- Light Dirty Aluminum
- Medium Dirty Aluminum
- Heavy Dirty Aluminum
- Transmissions
- Aluminum Turnings

Alum/copper raidator
Alum Rims
Extruded
Alum cans
MLC
Cast
Painted
Furnace