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Stainless Steel (SS) Scrap

Stainless steel is priced by grade, and the difference between 304 and 202 is large. We test the grade in front of you before quoting, so you are paid for what the metal actually is.
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About stainless steel (ss) scrap

The three grades we see most are 304 (the standard food-grade stainless used in vessels, sinks and commercial kitchens), 316 (a marine and chemical grade with added molybdenum) and 202 (a cheaper manganese-bearing grade used in railings, furniture and decorative work). They look almost identical, which is why grade testing matters: sold blind, a 304 load can easily be paid at 202 rates.

Most stainless is only weakly magnetic or non-magnetic, but cold working can make even 304 pick up some magnetic response, so a magnet alone is not proof of grade. We use a spot test and, for larger lots, a handheld analyser reading that you can see.

Commercial kitchens, hotels, hospitals and dairies generate the cleanest stainless: tables, sinks, trolleys, vessels and hoods. Fabrication shops generate sheet offcuts and SS turnings, which are bought separately because swarf carries oil and needs different processing.

Grades and sub-types

We sort and weigh each grade separately in front of you rather than averaging a mixed load down to its lowest rate.

GradeWhat it looks like
SS 304Food-grade stainless — vessels, sinks, commercial kitchen equipment, dairy and process tanks.
SS 316Chemical and marine grade; used in process plants, higher value than 304.
SS 202Manganese grade — railings, gates, decorative furniture and low-cost fittings.
SS 410 / 430Magnetic stainless used in cutlery, trims and appliance panels; graded lower.
SS turningsMachining swarf, graded on grade purity and oil content.

What we accept

  • Vessels, cookers, sinks, tanks and dairy equipment
  • Commercial kitchen tables, trolleys, hoods and shelving
  • SS railings, handrails, gates and decorative fabrication
  • Sheet offcuts, pipe cuttings and fabrication drops
  • SS turnings and machining swarf kept in a separate bin

What we cannot take

  • Vessels still containing chemicals, oil or food residue
  • SS bonded to heavy plastic or composite that cannot be separated
  • Process equipment from restricted chemical use without clearance

What decides the rate

Rates move with the market, so we do not publish fixed numbers. These are the factors we assess when quoting stainless steel (ss) scrap.

Grade

304 and 316 are worth substantially more per kilogram than 202 or 430.

Grade mixing

A mixed lot is quoted at the lowest grade present unless it can be sorted.

Attachments

Plastic handles, rubber feet, wooden tops and MS frames are deducted.

Oil in swarf

Wet SS turnings weigh more but recover less, so they grade lower.

Get the better grade

  1. Separate 304 kitchen material from 202 railing material — the rate gap is significant.
  2. Ask us to grade test before quoting; it takes a minute and protects you.
  3. Remove plastic handles, MS legs and rubber feet where practical.
  4. Keep SS swarf away from MS swarf; cross-contamination drops the whole bin's grade.

Where it ends up

Re-melted into new stainless coil, sheet and bar without loss of quality.

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Stainless Steel (SS) Scrap — common questions

How do you check whether it is 304 or 202?
With a spot chemical test, and for larger quantities a handheld analyser reading. You see the result before we agree a rate.
Do you buy commercial kitchen equipment?
Yes — hotels, canteens, hospitals and caterers regularly sell us tables, sinks, hoods and trolleys, and we dismantle and remove them ourselves.
Is stainless worth more than normal steel?
Considerably, on a per-kilogram basis. That is exactly why it should never be sold mixed into a general iron load.

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