Lead & Zinc

Description Lead/Acid batteries or wet batteries are the most common type of battery used in vehicles.  Any scrapyard that accepts vehicles will need to remove batteries before sending the vehicle to be shredded as a charged battery can cause a fire, and lead mixed in with steel can ruin an entire batch of melted steel. […]

Description The most common type of soft lead found in a scrapyard comes from roofing applications.  The easiest way to distinguish lead from other metals is to listen for a sound when dropped on the ground.  Lead does not produce a ting like other metals and is also easily molded by hand. Upgrade potential Soft