Specifications for Material Received from Vendors:
1) Scrap material received shall comply with chemistries listed in table (1).
2) Detailed documentation must be provided with each shipment of material.
 Purchase order number
 Alloy percentages (preferably CDA code numbers)
 Weights (gross/net/tare)
 Vendor name
3) Scrap material is subject to inspection at time of delivery and must be free from:
 Excessive dirt, oil and moisture or any contaminates or noxious chemical residues.
 Visible scrap lead solder, aluminum, iron and mercury.
 Radioactive material
 Copper wire with connectors, insulation, or any kind of paper/ plastic insulation.
 All material must be free from Cd. And As.
4) Material is subject to routine checks with a hand magnet for ferrous material. Any nonforming
material found in sampling subjects the lot to rejection.
5) Container, skid and weight parameters:
 Skidded gaylords
1) Gross weight maximum 4,000 lbs
2) 2 ply + Gaylord/stackable
3) Under size skids under Gaylord not acceptable.
4) Oily, watery material which deteriorates gaylords is not acceptable.
 55 gallon drums skidded;
1) Washed to remove chemicals
2) Gross weight maximum 5,000 lbs
3) Banded tightly
4) Stackable
 Wooden crates and boxes
1) Gross weight 4,000 lbs
2) Stackable ( max 48”x 48” length and width.
6. Scrap must be received in a form readily useable by Kaba Ilco, scrap shall be received in containers
which ensure ready removal from a truck with a tow motor.
7. Acceptable scrap: table (1)
Alloy
101
102
220
226
230
240
Cu%
99.99
99.95
89-91
86-89
84-86
78.5-81.5
Sn%
P%
0.0003
Fe%
Zn%
Pb%
0.05
0.05
0.05
>05
REM
REM
REM
REM
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
260
280
68.5-71.5
59-63
340 -349
353
360
377
61-66
60-63
60-63
58-62
0.05
0.005
0.05
0.07
REM
REM
0.07
0.3
0.1
0.15
0.3
0.15
REM
REM
REM
REM
.7-2.5
1.5-2.5
2.5-3.5
1.5-2.5
Note: cable/rod should be cut to lengths of 18” max
Cu wire must be baled or chopped, tin (Sn) plated OK
Wire with gauge under .02”, OK if compressed into block ( max wt 50LB)
Cu wire stripped (not burned off)
260 spent ammunition shells OK,if processed in high Temp furnace for unexploded shells
Punched out coil in 18 to 24 inch max diameter coil and bundled, or chopped to 18” length
Material clipping (skeletons OK in max 18” chop lengths
Turnings, chips, and millings OK
8. Physical receipt of material does not constitute acceptance. We reserve the right of rejection for
contamination or misrepresentation until material is satisfactorily melted.