Sell stainless steel scrap in Brisbane

Brisbane stainless steel scrap buyers who collect from your site

Stainless steel scrap earns more when you keep it out of the mild steel pile. Stainless is an iron alloy, but the common grades are not magnetic, and it is priced well above mild steel. Forge Recyclers buys stainless steel scrap in Brisbane and across South East Queensland from fabricators, commercial kitchen installers, food and beverage plants and builders. We pick it up from your site. Send photos and any grade stamps, and we reply with a quote.

Types of stainless steel scrap we buy

• 304 offcuts and sheet

  Sheet, plate, tube and offcuts from fabrication shops.

• 316 stainless

  Marine-grade fittings, pipe and plate, kept apart from 304.

• Magnetic stainless

  400-series grades such as 430 from panels, exhausts and appliances.

• Kitchen and catering gear

  Benches, sinks, shelving, trolleys and canopies from commercial kitchens.

• Tanks and process equipment

  Tanks, vessels, pipework and conveyors from breweries, dairies and food plants.

• Turnings and swarf

  Machining swarf, kept apart from mild steel swarf.

• Handrails and balustrades

  Posts, rails, wire and fittings from building and marine work.

Why sell your stainless steel scrap to Forge Recyclers

• 304, 316 and magnetic grades priced apart. A sorted load does better than one mixed pile.
• Collected from kitchens, plants and workshops. We pick it up from your refit, factory or fabrication shop.
• A quote from photos and grade stamps. You see it before we collect anything.
• Mild steel on the same trip. Add the steel and aluminium from the same job.

Stainless steel scrap prices in Brisbane: what it is worth

We price stainless by grade and weight. We price 316, 304 and the magnetic 400-series grades separately, so a sorted load does better than a mixed one. Clean, bright offcuts sit in the better grades. Mild steel brackets, plastic, rubber and food or chemical residue bring the grade down, and mixed piles lead to a lower price. Stainless prices move with the metal markets, so we quote today's price for your load.

Before you send photos:

• Look for a grade stamp such as 304 or 316, and photograph it.
• Hold a magnet to each piece. Most 304 and 316 barely react, while 430 sticks.
• Unbolt mild steel legs, frames, brackets and plastic wheels.
• Take control panels and electronics out of kitchen and process equipment.
• Keep mild steel, stainless and aluminium offcuts apart from each other.

Who sells us stainless steel scrap

Fabricators and engineering shops cut 304 and 316 every day and build up offcuts and swarf. Commercial kitchen installers and shopfitters pull out benches, sinks and canopies on refits. Food, dairy and beverage plants replace tanks, pipework and conveyors. Boat builders and marine trades end up with 316 fittings and rail.

Find out how we work with manufacturing and workshops, construction and fit-out businesses and tradies.

Stainless steel recycling in Brisbane

Stainless steel is an alloy of iron and chromium, often with nickel, and mills can recycle it again and again. The industry body worldstainless says 95% of stainless steel was recycled at the end of its life in 2019. Most of it became new stainless. Your offcuts and old benches return as new sheet, pipe and fittings, which saves mining fresh nickel and chromium. For a fabricator or food plant, a sorted pile of stainless turns waste into income and keeps metal out of landfill.

Stainless steel pick-up from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast

We collect stainless from fabrication shops, kitchens under refit, food plants and building sites, from the Sunshine Coast to the Gold Coast. Mixed loads are fine, so add the mild steel and aluminium from the same job. The process is short: photos and grade stamps, a quote, then the pick-up. Our pick-up page explains the steps, and areas we cover lists the suburbs.