Aluminum scrap at home, medicine and sports
Aluminum scrap at home, medicine and sports
A wide variety of cast and wrought aluminum alloys can be found in simple household products, sports and entertainment. Examples of such aluminum alloys and products include the following:
- 3003 - kitchenware;
- 3004 - table lamps;
- 5005 - Appliances;
- 5052, 6463 - Appliances;
- 5056 - mosquito net;
- 5457, 5657 – edging of household appliances;
- 6005 – television antennas;
- 6061 - furniture, boats;
- 6063 - furniture, window, doors;
- 360.0 - kitchenware;
- 380.0 - lawn mowers, dental equipment;
- B443.0 - electric irons;
- 513.0 - decorative items.
The biggest part aluminum spent on such consumer goods, like refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines and dryers. However, scrap from these products usually comes with a lot of impurities and contaminants., including, steel and plastic parts. Therefore, this type of aluminum scrap requires careful preparation and sorting..