January 27, 2011
The attached scrap specifications are designed to provide you with our requirements so we can
handle and use your scrap safely and maintain the chemistry control required to produce a
consistent product.
These revised specifications are effective January 27, 2011 and the changes are in bold text and
documented on the last page of the specification. The revisions in this specification are
requirements for advance approval for some types of scrap or shipping methods, the
requirement to band cardboard and plastic barrels on skids and shipping methods which will
lead to deductions.
This letter also serves as a reminder of the notice sent to all scrap metal suppliers on April 26,
2004, that any material received which is not properly tagged according to item L in Section 6,
will result in a deduction from your scrap settlement and possibly a material rejection.
If you need any additional information, please call.
Sincerely,
Michael F. McInerney
Metal Procurement and Traffic Manager
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Chase Brass and Copper Company, LLC:
Specifications for Incoming Scrap
1. CHEMISTRY SPECIFICATIONS - LEADED BRASS ALLOYS
The following trace elements are restricted to the limits shown because of operational problems they create 1:
Element Name
Symbol
Limit (%)
Aluminum
Al
0.01
Antimony
Sb
0.025
Bismuth
Bi
0.02
Cadmium
Cd
0.01
Iron
Fe
0.25
Manganese
Mn
0.007
Nickel
Ni
0.10
Silicon
Si
0.007
Tin
Sn
Sum of all other unnamed elements*
0.25
0.025
* Including but not limited to the sum of any other elements (arsenic, beryllium, tellurium, etc.), none of which may exceed
0.01% individually
Free iron and steel may not exceed 0.50% as determined by a magnetic separation test.
Free aluminum and aluminum alloys may not exceed 0.02% as determined by a chemistry test.
FOOTNOTE 1 - Please note that all domestic mills are producing brass rod that is well below these chemistry limits. Reasonable care in
segregation and processing of scrap will prevent rejections.
2. CHEMISTRY SPECIFICATIONS – ECO BRASS® ALLOY
The following trace elements are restricted to the limits shown below because of operational problems they
create:
Element Name
Symbol
Limit (%)
Aluminum
Al
0.01
Antimony
Sb
0.025
Bismuth
Bi
0.01
Cadmium
Cd
0.01
Iron
Fe
0.10
Lead
Pb
0.09
Manganese
Mn
0.01
Nickel
Ni
0.10
Phosphorus
P
0.15
Tin
Sn
Sum of all other unnamed elements*
0.20
0.025
* Including but not limited to the sum of any other elements (arsenic, beryllium, tellurium, etc.), none of which may exceed
0.01% individually
Free iron and steel in ECO BRASS scrap may not exceed 0.20% as determined by a magnetic separation test. Free
aluminum and aluminum alloys may not exceed 0.02% as determined by a chemistry test.
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3. CHEMISTRY SPECIFICATIONS – BARE BRIGHT, CATHODE
The following trace elements are restricted to the limits shown because of operational problems they create:
Element Name
Symbol
Limit (%)
Copper
Cu
99.9 minimum
Cadmium
Cd
0.001
Lead
Pb
0.001
4. CHEMISTRY SPECIFICATIONS - #1 COPPER
The following trace elements are restricted to the limits shown because of operational problems they create:
Element Name
Symbol
Limit (%)
Copper
Cu
99.5 minimum
Aluminum
Al
0.01
Bismuth
Bi
0.01
Cadmium
Cd
0.01
Iron
Fe
0.10
Lead
Pb
0.09
Manganese
Mn
0.01
Nickel
Ni
0.10
Phosphorus
P
0.15
Tin
Sn
0.20
Sum of all other unnamed elements*
0.025
* Including but not limited to the sum of any other elements (arsenic, beryllium, tellurium, etc.), none of which may exceed
0.01% individually
5. CHEMISTRY SPECIFICATIONS - #2 COPPER
The following trace elements are restricted to the limits shown because of operational problems they create:
Element Name
Symbol
Limit (%)
Copper
Cu
99 minimum
Aluminum
Al
0.01
Antimony
Sb
0.025
Bismuth
Bi
0.02
Cadmium
Cd
0.01
Iron
Fe
0.25
Lead
Pb
0.25
Manganese
Mn
0.007
Nickel
Ni
0.10
Silicon
Si
0.007
Tin
Sn
0.25
Sum of all other unnamed elements*
0.025
* Including but not limited to the sum of any other elements (arsenic, beryllium, tellurium, etc.), none of which may exceed
0.01% individually
#2 Copper bar / wire must be free of all coatings, enamels and plating in order to meet this specification. See item
S in Section 4.
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6. SHIPPING SPECIFICATIONS
The acceptable method of shipping chips is to load them loose on the trailer with any solids in containers at the
tailgate end. The following shipping methods are unacceptable to our operation because of material handling
problems they create:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
Solids mixed with chips
Boxes and barrels stacked two or more high
Solids at the front end of a chip load
Bundled solids stacked in a hazardous manner
Open top trucks/allowing rain and snow on material
Dump trailers (by arrangement only)
Broken boxes
Cardboard / plastic barrels not on skids (barrels on skids must be banded together)
Barrels, boxes or crates with anchored / nailed / sealed lids
Loose or unbundled rod
Returned rod under chips
Drums or pallets that are not tagged with shipper's name, SFC order number, alloy, gross, tare
and net weights will result in a deduction.
Allowable trailer length is 53-foot maximum for loose turnings.
Refrigeration Trailers (Reefer trailers) of any length are not acceptable to use for loose turnings.
Barrels that do not have oil drainage holes at the bottom
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7. UNACCEPTABLE MATERIAL
The following materials are unacceptable to our operation because of incompatible composition or shape with
regard to our handling system:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F
G.
H.
I
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
Excessive oil / moisture content or free-standing oil / coolant / water of any form in the bottom
of barrels and other liquid-tight containers
Plastic caps, metal/nonmetal composites, or tire stems
Steels or other nonferrous alloys mixed with plated brass
Tramp materials, heavy oil, or chips briquetted into brass alloy bales
All closed or open shapes which will hold liquids including
ALL PIPE OR TUBING WITH BOTH ENDS CRIMPED CLOSED
EDM wire, loose or briquetted without foil
Ammunition smaller than 20 mm or 20 mm not fired, cleaned and popped
Very large bundled solids
Highly corroded or oxidized tubes, pipes, or machined part
Wiry/stringy/needle-like chips MUST BE IN BOXES
Material with excessive dirt
Excessively fine chips or millings
Briquettes which are loosely packed and fall apart easily
Screen material
Plastic-coated brass, brass with rubber o-rings, gaskets, etc. on the pieces
Plated scrap
Coated, enameled and plated copper bar and wire
IMPORTANT NOTE RELATED TO SCRAP METAL. Copper alloys containing any elements in amounts greater than
stated on the applicable specification referenced on our purchase order or this standard shall be subject to
rejection. THIS SPECIFICATION DOES NOT APPLY TO AGGREGATE CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE LOAD; the
presence of individual pieces exceeding the applicable specification will subject the entire load to rejection.
In the event out of specification materials are not detected in the normal course of incoming quality inspections,
Chase Brass & Copper reserves the right to hold the supplier of the non-conforming materials wholly responsible for
any and all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, material costs, equipment cleaning/replacement,
regulatory activities and legal fees), resulting from, or associated with, the contaminated materials entering our
process and product.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
APPROVED:
January 27, 2011
M.F. McInerney
Metal Procurement Manager
Larry Muller
Manager, Metallurgy & Technical Services
Chase Distribution: Brad Bruot, Phil Moody, Stacy Roth, Deb Worman, Lab, Truck Dump, Foremen (Notebook),
Controlled Document Master Book, Quality Manager Master Notebook, Regional Sales Managers (Ryan Baird,
Kathy Matlinga, Mark Ogden, Paul Schneller, Dave Streich, Robin Fishburn), Inside Sales (Tom Christie,
Andy Grant, Heather O’Neal, Jim Palmour, Susan Peters, Julie Wonderly, Karen Wells)
REVISIONS NOTED IN BOLD: Corrected reference on Page 1, paragraph #3 for labeling of scrap; updated distribution list to
include Inside Sales and Regional Sales Managers.
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