Yard Orientation

3 Lessons | 17 Topics | 1.5 hours

Lesson: Metal Basics

• Scrap Metal
• Ferrous
• Non-Ferrous

Lesson: Operations

• Units of measure
• Scale types
• Scale weights
• Personal protective equipment
• Unloading in the yard
• Tools
• Forklift
• Skid steer
• Material handler

Lesson: Commercial

• Scale tickets
• Weight deductions
• Purchase price
• Payment
• Types of software

Ferrous

2 Lessons | 8 Topics | 40 min.

Ferrous: Level 1

• Tin
• Heavy Melt Steel (HMS)
• Cast Iron
• Plate & Structural (P&S)

Ferrous: Level 2

• Busheling
• Manganese
• Vehicles
• Shred

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Aluminum

3 Lessons | 21 Topics | 1.75 hours

Aluminum: Level 1

• Old Aluminum [Taint/Tabor]
• Painted Aluminum Siding [Tale]
• New Aluminum, Clean Aluminum Sheet [Tough/Taboo]
• Extrusion [Tutu]
• Thermal Break Extrusion
• Cast Aluminum [Tense]
• Car & Truck Wheels [Troma]
• Used Beverage Containers: UBC [Talc]
• Aluminum Shavings/Turnings [Telic]
• Aluminum Radiators [Tally & Dirty Tally]
• Aluminum Copper Radiators [Talk & Dirty Talk]

Aluminum: Level 2

• 8 Series of Aluminums
• 5052 Aluminum
• 6061 Aluminum
• 10/10 Aluminum
• EC Aluminum [Tall | Talon]

Aluminum: Level 3

• Secondary vs Primary Aluminum
• Dirty [Irony] Aluminum
• Litho Sheet [Tablet & Tabloid]
• Fragmented Aluminum [Twitch]
• Shredded Aluminum [Zorba]

Red Metal

5 Lessons | 18 Topics | 1.5 hours

Brass: Level 1

• Yellow Brass [Honey]
• Red Brass [Ebony]
• Yellow Brass Shavings/Turnings [Nomad]
• Red Brass Shavings/Turnings [Enerv]
• Auto Brass/Copper Radiators [Ocean]

Brass: Level 2

• Brass Shell Casing [Lace/Lake]
• Manganese Bronze [Parch]
• Machinery Hard Brass [Engel]
• Gear Brass
• Semi-Red Brass

Brass: Level 3

• Dirty [Irony] Brass
• Door Knobs

Copper: Level 1

• #1 Bright and Shiny [Barley]
• #1 Copper [Berry/Candy]
• #2 Copper [Birch/Cliff]

Copper: Level 2

• #3 Copper / Light Copper [Dream]
• #1 Copper Chops [Clove]
• #2 Copper Chops [Cobra]

Stainless Steel & Hi-Temp Alloys

4 Lessons | 10 Topics | 50 min.

Stainless Steel: Level 1

• 304 Stainless Steel [Sabot]
• 316 Stainless

Stainless Steel: Level 2

• 2205 Stainless
• 400 Series

Stainless Steel: Level 3

• Dirty [Irony] Stainless Steel
• Shredded Stainless [Zurik]

High Temperature Alloys (Hi-temp)

• Titanium
• Inconel
• Tungsten Carbide
• Cupronickel

Insulated Wire

3 Lessons | 9 Topics | 45 min.

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 1

• #1 Insulated Copper Wire [Druid]
• #2 Insulated Copper Wire [Droid]
• BX Cable

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 2

• #3 Low Grade Insulated Copper Wire/li>
• Christmas Lights
• Harness Wire

Insulated Copper Wire: Level 3

• Insulated Aluminum Wire
• Teck Cable
• URD Concentric

Lead & Zinc

3 Lessons | 10 Topics | 50 min.

Lead: Level 1

• Soft Lead [Racks]
• Lead Batteries [Rinks]
• Wheel Weights [Ropes]

Lead: Level 2

• Reda Cable [Relay]
• Ballast Lead/Hard Lead [Radio]
• Range Lead

Zinc

• Clean Zinc [Score]
• Dirty [Irony] Zinc
• Zinc Anodes
• Zinc Dross [Seal | Seam]

Mixed Metal

3 Lessons | 6 Topics | 30 min.

Mixed Metal: Level 1

• Electric Motors [Elmo]
• Starters & Alternators

Mixed Metal: Level 2

• Transformers
• Ballasts [Darth]
• Sealed Units [Vader]

Mixed Metal: Level 3

• Shredded Electric Motors [Shelmo]