Materials
Cobalt, molybdenum, tantalum, beryllium, nickel superalloys, and titanium. These are the materials most scrap yards can't identify, can't price, and don't have the connections to move. We built our business on exactly this category.
The Material
Exotic alloys are the specialty metals that live at the extreme end of industrial performance. High melting points, exceptional corrosion resistance, extreme hardness, or unique density properties make them indispensable in aerospace, defense, medical, and high-temperature industrial applications. They're also what separates a specialty buyer from a general scrap yard.
Cobalt alloys appear in turbine blades, medical implants, dental prosthetics, and as the binder in tungsten carbide tooling. Cobalt-chrome alloys are common in orthopedic applications. Stellite and other cobalt-based superalloys come out of high-temperature wear applications.
Molybdenum is a refractory metal used in high-temperature furnace components, aerospace structural parts, and as an alloying element in steel and superalloys. TZM (titanium-zirconium-molybdenum) is a common alloy form with higher strength than pure moly. Pure Mo and TZM scrap are both active buy categories for us.
Tantalum is used in capacitors, chemical processing equipment, and surgical implants due to its extreme corrosion resistance. It's dense, ductile, and consistently valuable. Tantalum capacitors pulled from circuit boards and machining scrap from medical device manufacturing are both common sources.
Beryllium requires careful handling due to inhalation hazards from beryllium dust. We are experienced with it and come prepared. Beryllium copper alloys are common in electrical and aerospace applications. Pure beryllium appears in nuclear and defense applications. The handling requirement does not disqualify the material.
Pricing Factors
What We Accept
Exotic alloys come out of machining operations, decommissioned equipment, rejected parts, and surplus inventory. If you're not sure whether what you have qualifies, call us before assuming it doesn't.
Stellite, cobalt-chrome, superalloy turbine scrap, and cobalt-bearing wear parts. Medical implant scrap and dental alloys also considered.
Pure moly rod, sheet, and machining scrap. TZM alloy in all forms. Furnace components, aerospace structural scrap, and moly-bearing superalloy material.
Tantalum capacitors, bar, wire, sheet, and machining scrap. Chemical processing equipment and medical device manufacturing waste.
Beryllium copper alloys, beryllium oxide, and pure Be scrap from aerospace and defense applications. Disclose upfront. We handle it properly.
Inconel, Hastelloy, Waspaloy, Rene alloys, and other nickel-based superalloys from turbine, aerospace, and high-temperature processing applications.
Ti-6Al-4V, commercially pure grades, and other titanium alloys. Aerospace and medical device machining chips, cut-offs, and rejected parts.
In The Field
Exotic alloys are often indistinguishable from ordinary steel or stainless to the untrained eye. Send us a photo and we'll tell you what you have.
The Supply Chain
Your material goes to verified downstream handlers.
Why Liberty
Most buyers won't touch exotic alloys. We built a buying operation around them.
We identify exotic alloys on site. Bring certs if you have them. If you don't, we work from markings, density, and visual characteristics. We won't guess and lowball.
We come prepared for beryllium-containing material. Proper PPE, correct handling procedures. The hazard doesn't disqualify the buy.
Every deal settled at time of collection. No waiting on downstream processing results for standard assessed material.
Inconel 625 is not the same as generic nickel alloy. We price to grade, not to category. You get what your material is actually worth.
Not sure what you have? Send us a photo or a part number. We'll identify it and tell you what it's worth.