Aluminium Scrap Types

Types of Aluminium Scrap and How to Sort Them

Practical answers on cast, extruded, sheet and mixed aluminium, and how sorting them properly gets you a better price.

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About This Site

Why AluminiumScrap.com.au Exists

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Aluminium is the most common non-ferrous scrap most people handle, but it comes in several forms that are priced differently. This site explains how to recognise and sort them.

When your aluminium 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

Sort It Once, Sell It Better

Know the Types

Cast, extruded, sheet and cans, and how to tell them apart.

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Keep It Clean

What lowers the price and how to avoid it.

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Compare Offers

Turn sorted aluminium into offers from verified buyers.

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Common Aluminium Scrap

Where It Comes From

Window Frames Cast Parts Sheet and Cladding Cans and Foil Wheels Radiators Gutters Offcuts
Who This Is For

Anyone Handling Aluminium

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Householders

Old window frames, ladders and cookware? Find out what is worth setting aside.

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Builders and Renovators

Learn how to sort frames, cladding and sheet on a job.

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Workshops

Understand how offcuts and castings are priced differently.

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Ready Sellers

Aluminium sorted and ready for offers?

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Ready to Sell Your Aluminium?

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

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