Stainless Steel Scrap 304 / 316 / 430

Stainless Steel Scrap is supplied sorted by grade family: austenitic 304/304L and 316/316L, heat-resistant 310, ferritic 410/430/409, duplex 2205 and 2507, and low-nickel 201. Stainless is iron-based, but it is traded on its non-ferrous content: the nickel, chromium and molybdenum are what the buyer pays for, and that is why it sits with the red metals in most trading books and not with carbon steel scrap. 304 carries roughly 18% chromium and 8% nickel; 316 adds 2–3% molybdenum; 430 is ferritic with 16–18% chromium and no meaningful nickel, so it prices far below the austenitic grades. Sorting decides the price. Mixed 304 and 430 in one lot clears at ferritic pricing, so we verify grade with a handheld analyser before consolidation and do not accept the seller's declaration.