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===Types of scrap used in steelmaking=== *'''[[Heavy melting steel]]''' β Industrial or commercial scrap steel greater than 6 mm thick, such as plates, beams, columns, channels; may also include scrap machinery or implements or certain metal stampings *'''Old car bodies''' β Vehicles with or without interiors and their original wheels *'''[[Cast iron]]''' β Cast iron bathtubs, machinery, pipe, and engine blocks *'''[[Pressing steel]]''' β Domestic scrap metal up to approx. {{convert|6|mm|in|abbr=on}} thick. Examples β "White goods" (fridges, washing machines, etc.), roofing iron, water heaters, water tanks, and sheet metal offcuts *'''[[Reinforcing bar]]s or [[mesh]]''' β Used in the construction industry within concrete structures *'''[[Turnings]]''' β Remains of drilling or shaping steels. Also known as "borings" or "swarf" *'''[[Manganese steel]]''' β Non-magnetic, hardened steel used in the mining industry, cement mixers, rock crushers, and other high-impact and abrasive environments. *'''[[Rail profile|Rails]]''' β Rail or tram tracks<ref>{{cite web |title=Scrap Metal Collection |url=http://www.scrapmetalcollection.net |access-date=2011-04-24 |website=Scrap Metal Collection}}</ref>
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