# MeltingScrap.com.au

> Practical answers on how scrap is melted, what makes it furnace-ready and how sellers can prepare material that melts well.


## Posts

- [Thailand's mills and the regional scrap trade](https://meltingscrap.com.au/thailand-s-mills-and-the-regional-scrap-trade/): Thailand is the mid-sized buyer that gives regional sellers an alternative to the deep markets, and that role is more valuable than its tonnage suggests.

## Pages

- [Home](https://meltingscrap.com.au/)
- [About Us](https://meltingscrap.com.au/about-us/)
- [How can sellers prepare scrap that melts well?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/how-can-sellers-prepare-scrap-that-melts-well/)
- [What is dross, and why does it reduce the yield from scrap?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/what-is-dross-and-why-does-it-reduce-yield/)
- [How much energy does melting scrap save compared with making new metal?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/how-much-energy-does-recycling-scrap-save/)
- [What happens to coatings, paint and plating when scrap is melted?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/what-happens-to-coatings-paint-and-plating-when-scrap-is-melted/)
- [Why is aluminium melted differently from steel?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/why-is-aluminium-melted-differently-from-steel/)
- [What is the difference between a steel mill, a foundry and a smelter or remelter?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/what-is-the-difference-between-a-mill-a-foundry-and-a-smelter/)
- [Why does contamination matter so much when melting scrap?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/why-does-contamination-matter-when-melting-scrap/)
- [Why do melters care about the size and density of scrap?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/why-do-melters-care-about-size-and-density/)
- [What does furnace-ready scrap mean?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/what-does-furnace-ready-scrap-mean/)
- [How does scrap metal actually get melted?](https://meltingscrap.com.au/how-does-scrap-metal-actually-get-melted/)


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