Stainless Steel Scrap

Stainless Steel Scrap: Grades, Testing and Selling

Practical answers on 304, 316 and 430, magnet and spark tests, where stainless scrap comes from and how to sell it for what it is worth.

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About This Site

Why SSScrap.com.au Exists

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Stainless steel is worth much more than ordinary steel, but only if it is identified and kept separate. Most people lump it in with the rest. This site explains how to tell what you have.

When your stainless is sorted, ScrapTrade lets you list it once and compare offers from verified buyers, with payment held securely until the deal is confirmed.

What You Get

Know Your Stainless

Grades and Tests

304, 316 and 430, and how to tell them apart.

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Keep It Separate

Why mixing with mild steel costs you.

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Sell It Right

Turn sorted stainless into offers from verified buyers.

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Stainless Sources

Where Stainless Scrap Comes From

Sinks and Benchtops Kitchen Equipment Brewery Tanks Cutlery and Cookware Fittings and Fasteners Exhausts Rail and Balustrade Workshop Offcuts
Who This Is For

Anyone With Stainless to Sell

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Restaurants and Kitchens

Replacing equipment and not sure what the old stainless is worth? Start here.

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Fabricators and Workshops

Learn how to keep offcuts separate and priced properly.

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Householders

Understand whether a sink or appliance is worth separating.

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Ready Sellers

Stainless sorted and want offers from verified buyers?

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Ready to Sell Your Stainless?

List once on ScrapTrade and compare offers from verified buyers, with escrow-protected payment.

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