Bedford, Ohio — Cuyahoga County

Stainless Steel Recycling in Bedford, OH

Victor Metals Inc., operating as V-V Metals, has bought industrial scrap out of Northeast Ohio since 1986. We serve the Broadway Avenue and Rockside Road heat-treat and stamping corridor and about twenty-five minutes south using I-271 and Route 14.

Stainless

What does stainless steel recycling in Bedford involve?

V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.

Bedford and Bedford Heights carry stamping, heat-treating and forging operations, which means scale, skimmings and quench-line residue alongside conventional punchings and drops. That is the practical reason we grade tightly instead of buying by the container.

Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.

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Accepted Material

What stainless do you buy in Bedford?

We buy solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines generated across the Broadway Avenue and Rockside Road heat-treat and stamping corridor, in quantities from a single drum up to steady roll-off volume.

  • 304 and 316 solids, plate drops and sheet clips
  • 321, 347 and stabilized-grade off-cuts
  • 400-series and duplex stainless streams
  • Stainless turnings, chips and swarf
  • Stainless grindings, dust and baghouse fines
  • Mixed and unidentified stainless requiring analysis

How It Works

What you get on a Bedford account

Suspect material is analysed for chrome, nickel and molybdenum before settlement. Free-iron contamination and grinding-wheel residue are quantified rather than estimated, so the deduction on the ticket is one you can audit.

  • Grade analysis on mixed or unmarked stainless before a price is set
  • Chrome / nickel / moly assay results supplied with the settlement
  • Separate containers for 300-series, 400-series and duplex at the source
  • Free-iron and abrasive contamination quantified, not guessed
  • Direct delivery to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you pick up stainless scrap in Bedford, Ohio?

Yes. Bedford is about twenty-five minutes south using I-271 and Route 14, and we place containers on site and run scheduled or on-call pickups for stainless generators across the Broadway Avenue and Rockside Road heat-treat and stamping corridor. Smaller lots can also be delivered to our certified scale at 741 East 166th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110.

What forms of stainless do you accept from Bedford plants?

We take solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines. V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.

How is my stainless load priced?

Suspect material is analysed for chrome, nickel and molybdenum before settlement. Free-iron contamination and grinding-wheel residue are quantified rather than estimated, so the deduction on the ticket is one you can audit. Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.

Why sell stainless scrap to V-V Metals instead of a local Bedford yard?

Unlike many scrap companies, V-V Metals does not sell purchased material to other scrap dealer houses. Everything we buy goes directly to mills, foundries or smelters, so there is one margin between your dock and the end user instead of two or three. Material from Bedford ships straight to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills, which is what lets us hold a competitive number on stainless.

Moving stainless out of Bedford?

Call for current stainless pricing, material guidelines, or to have a container placed at your Bedford facility.

Call (440) 585-5959