| If you are considering collecting scrap metal to | | | | it has a very much lower value when sold as |
| sell, then you should be aware of the types of | | | | scrap compared to the copper scrap value. Iron |
| metal. This is so that you can properly categorize | | | | only sells for around 1 to 4 cents a pound but iron |
| it as well as to prevent yourself from being | | | | is also a very heavy metal. Iron can be |
| cheated into selling a kind of metal for another | | | | recognized by its chemical property as it rusts |
| metal which is of cheaper value. | | | | easily. |
| The most common metal one could find is of | | | | Stainless steel on the hand consists of iron but it |
| course aluminum. It is used commonly to make | | | | does not rust easily. Stainless steel can be |
| cans and thus it widely available. Just collecting | | | | categorized into non-magnetized and slightly |
| aluminum cans in one’s house is enough to | | | | magnetized and it has a dull shine towards it. It is |
| earn around 15 to 45 cents per pound depending | | | | also a very heavy metal. Strongly magnetized |
| on the current market value. Aluminum is a | | | | stainless steel must be sold as iron because iron is |
| lightweight metal with a dull silver color. | | | | the major composition present in it. |
| Copper on the other is the most profitable metal | | | | Brass is used most commonly as a gold |
| as the copper scrap value is between 35 cents to | | | | substitute because it has a bright shine towards it. |
| $ 1.50 a pound. The easiest way to recognize | | | | So it’s used for decorative ornaments. Brass |
| copper is by its color as it is brick red. However, | | | | is actually an alloy of copper and zinc and the |
| once it comes into contact with moisture; it gains | | | | value for this metal is around 25 to 90 cents per |
| a greenish hue from the chemical reaction. | | | | pound depending on the current market value. |
| Although iron is the most commonly found metal, | | | | |