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5 Reasons Phoenix Manufacturers Should be Recycling their Scrap Metal

Phoenix Manufacturers can Greatly Benefit from Recycling Scrap Metal Metals are incredibly easy to recycle and reuse.  When Phoenix manufacturers recycle scrap metals, there are unlimited opportunities for new uses of that metal without the need for mining new metal […]

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Industrial Scrap Metal: Recycling Titanium

Titanium is a non-ferrous metal, which means it does not contain iron.  It is just as strong as steel but less dense.  It has a very high melting point and is extremely durable. Titanium works with other metals such as […]

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5 Products that Contain Cobalt Alloy

It’s important to recycle cobalt alloys whenever possible. The US Dept of Energy declared cobalt a critical metal in 2011. Here are five common products that contain this metal.

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Interesting Facts about Titanium

First discovered in 1791 by British clergyman and mineralogist Rev. William Gregor, titanium has proved to become an incredibly important metal for our everyday lives. Gregor first stumbled upon some black, metallic sand in a creek bed. After thoroughly analyzing […]

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What Industries Produce Tungsten Carbide?

Tungsten is known as one of the toughest materials found in nature.  It is very dense and nearly impossible to melt.  When made into a fine powder, pure tungsten can be combustible and can spontaneously ignite.  Natural tungsten contains 21 […]

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10 Facts About TUNGSTEN CARBIDE 

Even though there isn’t a W in the word, Tungsten’s chemical symbol is a W.  The W comes from the element’s other name, wolfram, which comes from the mineral the element was discovered in, wolframite. Tungsten carbide is a term […]

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Top 5 Reasons Your Business Should Recycle Aluminum Scrap

Aluminum is an alloy which is a compound made by melting two or more elements together.  One element is metal and the rest consists of non-metal elements.  Aluminum can be a combination of iron, magnesium, silicon, copper, or zinc.  Easily […]

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Can alloys be recycled?

There are many alloys that can be recycled.  A lot of them are found in the most unexpected places. You of course have your common recyclables such as aluminum shreds but what about other alloy scrap metals created during construction […]

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CLOSED: Operations Manager

This Job Listing is currently CLOSED. —————————————————– We are currently looking for full-time, Scrap Metal Recycling Operations Manager to join our team! Hiring: Operations Manager CRI, a leading industrial scrap metal recycler, is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to effectively […]

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What are Alloys? Scrap Metal Recycling Insights

Alloys are metallic compounds made by melting two or more elements together.  One of these elements will always be a metal and the others may be made up of non-metal elements. Even if an alloy contains non-metallic elements, it retains […]

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