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gallium metal items

What is Gallium Used for – Metal Items

What is Gallium used for? Gallium is a specialty metal for some scrappers and yards that buy gallium metal. You likely handle it everyday and do not realize it because it looks like many other types of scrap metal. In science we learn all about life, how it works, and how it pertains to science […]

indium metal items

What is Indium Used for – Metal Items

What is Indium used for? Although Indium is a rare metal that demands significant effort to obtain, Indium is used in most of the electronic devices that you find or have at home currently. Below are some indium facts that you should know about. I also answer the question, what is Indium used for in […]

antimony metal items

What is Antimony Used for – Metal Items

What is Antimony used for? Finding scrap made of pure antimony will definitely brighten the day because it is worth more than copper. However because of its limited supply globally, it is often mixed with other metal. Below I answer the question that many scrappers have contacted me about and that’s what is antimony used […]

beryllium scrap metal items

What is Beryllium Used for – Metal Items

What is Beryllium used for? Beryllium and beryllium aluminum alloy are highly regarded metals. The metal when found may look like it is aluminum or it may look like a very light colored gold depending on which other metals are mixed with it. Within the information below, what is beryllium used for today is answered […]

chromium scrap metal items

What is Chromium Steel Used for – Metal Items

What is Chromium steel used for? Chromium, chromium trioxide and other form of this metal continue to be used in everyday items that many scrappers assume are just regular steel. Below I outline Chromium’s make up as well as provide details on what is chromium steel used for today. Chromium is a hard metallic element […]

cadmium scrap metal items

What is Cadmium Used for – Metal Items

What is Cadmium used for? Cadmium, cadmium sulfide and other variations of this metal are used in many things. Scrap cadmium is valuable like all metals and today I want to talk about its history briefly as well as answer the question, what is cadmium used for today. According to academia.edu, Cadmium was founded in […]