Non Ferrous

Aluminium Recycling Services near Reading, PA



  • Copper
  • Aluminum Copper Coils
  • Brass
  • Lead
  • Diecast
  • Aluminum
  • Stainless Steel
  • Batteries
  • Cans
  • Transformers
  • Electric Motors
  • Aluminum Shavings
  • Insulated Aluminum
  • Radiators
  • Alloys
  • Electric Meters
  • Water Meters
  • Insulated Copper Wire
  • Figure 8 Cable
  • Heater Cores
  • High Grade Metals
  • Wire
  • Wheels
Some of our copper recycling services in Reading, PA
What is Non-Ferrous Metals Recycling and Processing?
Beartown Recycling is in the business of non-ferrous metals recycling. Beartown buys, processes, and sells all grades of non-ferrous scrap metal. Non-Ferrous scrap consists of base metals that are non-magnetic. We offer non-ferrous processing services to the general public, demolitions companies, and private businesses in order to help the sustainably of the environment, all while maximizing efficiencies and revenues for you.
We specialize in buying, processing and selling non-ferrous metals recycling.
  • Copper
  • Aluminum Copper Coils
  • Brass
  • Lead
  • Diecast
  • Aluminum
  • Stainless Steel
  • Batteries
  • Cans
  • Transformers
  • Electric Motors
  • Aluminum Shavings
  • Insulated Aluminum
  • Radiators
  • Alloys
  • Electric Meters
  • Water Meters
  • Insulated Copper Wire
  • Figure 8 Cable
  • Heater Cores
  • High Grade Metals
  • Wire
  • Wheels
Non-ferrous scrap is a primary component of our business.
We consistently monitor the Comex & LME in order to offer you the best price in exchange for non-ferrous scrap metal.

Beartown is able to pay top dollar for all non-ferrous materials by combining our expansive knowledge of metals with extensive end user relationships.
Non Ferrous Material — A Pile of Cable Scrap in Narvon, PA
Who uses ferrous metals?
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals each have their own distinctive properties. And that helps determine how they get used and the applications they’re most suited for.

Ferrous metals are alloys. That means they’re made from a combination of several different metals.

What links them is they contain iron, which means a magnet will stick to a ferrous metal, but not, for example, to an aluminum can, which has no iron.

The use of ferrous metals started around 1,200 BC. That’s when iron production became common and the world started what became known as the Iron Age.

Because of their strength and durability, ferrous metals are a staple in the construction industry. Skyscrapers and lengthy bridges, shipping containers and industrial piping all use carbon steel. Because it is also known as structure steel.

The magnetic quality in ferrous metals makes them particularly useful for electrical applications. One challenge with ferrous metals is they have a high carbon content. That means they can rust more easily when exposed to moisture.
Are there different kinds of ferrous metals?
But some ferrous metals don’t fit into that category. That includes wrought iron and stainless steel, which is protected from rust since it contains chromium.

Other elements of ferrous metals include:
  • Steel, made by adding iron to carbon, which serves to harden the iron.
  • Carbon steel, containing a higher carbon content, which makes it exceptionally hard, and common in machine tools.
  • Alloy steel, including stainless steel, made using chromium and a popular metal used in construction projects.
  • Cast iron, an alloy made from iron, carbon, and silicon, that is resistant to wear and frequently found in water pipes and automobile engines.
  • Wrought Iron, an alloy containing very little carbon and mostly pure iron, used often in creating nails, chains and barbed wire.
  • Scrap iron, and other irons found in industry and in machinery and component parts.
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