Marco's Scrap Metal (8)

Marco's Scrap Metal in Champaign, Illinois is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. You might be crushed by a crane or die of some peculiar chemical contamination, but you'll have fun doing it. They have mainly scrap iron, but also copper, brass, aluminum, zinc, and anything else you find in junk that is made of metal. For example, I have 1200lbs of hard disk platters from them.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
Chromium
Chromium Huge pile of bumpers

Huge pile of bumpers. (External Sample)
Location: Marco's Scrap Metal
Photographed: 18 January, 2000
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Size: 180"
Purity: 0.001%
Iron
Iron Rusty iron plate
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Rusty iron plate.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $0.10/pound for scrap iron.
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Mini periodic table table for Popular Science
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Mini periodic table table for Popular Science.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 May, 2003
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 3"
Purity: >90%
Copper
Copper 63 pound solid brass cylinder

63 pound solid brass cylinder.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 21 August, 2003
Price: $35
Size: 10"
Composition: CuZn
Zinc
Zinc Scrap roof flashing
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Scrap roof flashing.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >90%
Zinc
Zinc Mini periodic table table for Popular Science
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Mini periodic table table for Popular Science.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 May, 2003
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 3"
Purity: >90%
Zinc
Zinc Water dropped blobs

Water dropped blobs.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 July, 2003
Price: $1/pound for scrap zinc
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >90%
Selenium
Selenium Photocopier drums

Photocopier drums.
Source: Marco's Scrap Metal
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 August, 2003
Price: $1
Size: 12"
Purity: <10%