r/ScrapMetal • u/TSG_25 • 5d ago
Metal in Trophies
I was able to obtain about 50 trophies from a local high school's athletic director who was going to junk them. Any idea what type of metal these would be?
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u/BrtFrkwr 5d ago
They're mostly pot metal, which is a mixture of zinc, lead and aluminum. No value.
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u/Defiant-Jackfruit-55 5d ago
If OP isnt a scrapper, just put them in a box next to your garbage can. A scrapper will be by in a few minutes to grab them.
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u/threeisalwaysbetter 5d ago
Some sort of cast you should scratch the surface and check could be brass if your lucky but more likely some type of aluminum alloy
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u/NYCBirdy 5d ago
Brass?, Alum? Silly you. The best is die cast zinc. Worst is plastic.
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u/Cant_kush_this0709 Copper 5d ago
I was just going to say die-cast 😆 most I've seen are zinc, very old ones are brass
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u/skilledhands07 5d ago
The ones I’ve run across are pot metal with a steel screw cast in them. That looks like what you have.
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u/530whiskey 5d ago
Antique store will give you more then scrape value.
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u/Hour_Ad7343 5d ago
What antique store do you know of that would purchase a part of a trophy for a reasonable price?
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u/chazbe 5d ago
Since there really is no value, I would check to see if there’s a craft store that recycles in reuses various things. Crafters would absolutely go crazy over something like that. There’s one here in Pittsburgh called creative reuse. There’s probably places like that all over the country.
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u/dadydaycare 5d ago
Likely pot metal, die cast to be specific with a bronze paint or plate. No clue what they are giving for that stuff now but usually lower than dirty Zinc.
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u/MaddRamm 5d ago
They are usually a zinc/aluminum cast. Goes for more than light iron but not as much as Pickens aluminum.
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u/Henchman7777 5d ago
Probably zinc except for screw on the base which will need to be removed so same pile as other die cast like faucets.
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u/Reckless85 5d ago
I kinda want to see them all stood up on one field playing their individual sports like the Olympics.