Built for Foundries
Stainless Steel Recycling for Foundries & Die Casters
Foundry and die casting operations generate furnace skimmings, dross, gates and risers, sprues, baghouse dust and sand fines. V-V Metals has bought and graded those streams out of Cleveland, Ohio since 1986.
Stainless
Why do foundries need specialist stainless handling?
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.
Foundry value walks out in the residue, not the returns. Gates and risers get handled properly and then skimmings, dross and collector dust are treated as disposal cost even though a real fraction of the metal is still recoverable.
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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What stainless do you take from foundries?
We buy solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines, including the awkward fractions most yards would rather leave on your floor.
- 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
Your Programme
How the account is run
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.
- Residue sampling so skimmings and dross are paid on recovered metal, not gross weight
- Containers rated for hot, dusty and free-flowing melt-deck material
- Removal scheduled around furnace cleanouts and planned shutdowns
- Return and residue streams settled on separate lines for real cost visibility
Melt-deck material is dirty, hot and awkward to handle, which is exactly why so many yards decline it. It is a core stream for us.
- 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
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy stainless from foundries & die casters?
Yes. foundries typically generate furnace skimmings, dross, gates and risers, sprues, baghouse dust and sand fines, and stainless steel recycling is one of our core purchasing programmes. 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.
What is the biggest stainless mistake foundries make?
Foundry value walks out in the residue, not the returns. Gates and risers get handled properly and then skimmings, dross and collector dust are treated as disposal cost even though a real fraction of the metal is still recoverable. 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.
How do you set up a stainless programme for our operation?
We walk the floor, find where solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines accumulate, place the right container at each source, then agree a service frequency. Melt-deck material is dirty, hot and awkward to handle, which is exactly why so many yards decline it. It is a core stream for us.
Where does our material end up?
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. Stainless scrap from foundries moves to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills.
Ready to fix your stainless stream?
Call to review your stainless material, agree grading, and get containers on site.
Call (440) 585-5959