In scrap industry, I realized early that there are different kinds of alloys for aluminum scrap metal and for me to understand the business properly, I would need to understand the following: 1. What are different kinds of alloys commonly used in aluminum manufacturing, hence, different kind of aluminum alloy scraps? 2. What are the differences in these alloys? 3. Why does these differences matter and where does it originate from? 4. Which purpose are these different alloys u

When I first started in scrap business, I would find it difficult when veterans in this industry would use certain terminologies. I am still learning nuances of this vast industry every single day. I felt it would be useful if I could share some of the commonly and often used non ferrous scrap terminologies in this blog post. Feel free to add in comments if I missed any. I would love to hear your feedback below. Stay tuned in as I will capture the journey of scrap business in