From Scrap to Melt

How Scrap Gets Melted and What Makes It Furnace-Ready

Practical answers on how scrap is melted, what furnaces and foundries want and how to supply material that melts well.

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About This Site

Why MeltingScrap.com.au Exists

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Every piece of scrap you sell ends up in a furnace somewhere, and what the furnace operator wants explains most of what buyers ask of you. This site connects the two.

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

What You Get

Understanding the End of the Line

How It Melts

Mills, foundries and remelters, and what each wants.

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What Makes It Furnace-Ready

Size, density and cleanliness, and why they matter.

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Sell Ready Material

Turn prepared scrap into offers from verified buyers.

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What Gets Melted

Metals and Their Furnaces

Steel Cast Iron Aluminium Copper Brass Stainless Steel Zinc Lead
Who This Is For

Anyone Curious About Where Scrap Goes

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Curious Sellers

Wondering why buyers ask for clean, sorted scrap? Start here.

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Workshops and Foundries

Learn what melters expect from the scrap they buy.

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Students and Newcomers

Understand the path from scrap bin to furnace.

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Ready Sellers

Material prepared and want offers from verified buyers?

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Ready to Sell Furnace-Ready Scrap?

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

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