Short answer: Keep stainless offcuts, swarf and grindings in clean, separate, labelled containers by series if you can, avoid mixing with mild steel or aluminium, keep swarf free of oil, weigh each type and compare offers from more than one buyer, because clean sorted stainless from a workshop is one of the most reliable and valuable scrap streams a small business can produce.
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Solid pieces are easy to sort and weigh, and sell at the stainless rate.
Swarf and grindings
Valuable if clean and kept separate, but spoiled by oil and mixing.
Sell regularly
A regular sale keeps the stock from building up and attracting theft.
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List or Find Scrap on ScrapTrade →Practical answers on telling stainless steel grades apart, keeping them separate from mild steel and selling them well.