There are many metals that can be recycled for cash. The ones that come at the top of the list are copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and iron. There are other metals that can be sold as scraps such as zinc, lead, cobalt, nickel, carbide, and tungsten. Check scrap metal prices to get an idea of which metals have more value.

Scrap metal yards take in scrap metal for money. Although aluminum is not worth a lot of money as compared to copper at the scrap yard, recycling aluminum can save up to 80% of the energy that was used to make it. Current scrap metal prices of Aluminum siding is around $0.53 per pound.

The scrap metal business involves the process of recycling metals from junk to raw material for various purposes. When recycling you can use a magnet to roughly assess value. Magnets stick to most ferrous metals. If it does stick, the metal has low value as scrap, otherwise, it may command a higher price.Learning to identify and sort various metals