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jimdoc

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I have a large trash can full of magnesium from scrapping laptops. I used to just throw it in with my aluminum before I started saving it separately. It really doesn't add much weight to the aluminum any way. I asked the guy at the scrapyard I deal with what they pay for magnesium, and he said they don't buy it. What do you guys do with your magnesium?
 
It probably goes in with my Aluminium Jim. I don't separate it and it goes off together by the builder's bagful. Nobody has ever queried it.

Jon
 
That is probably what I will do, put a little in each aluminum batch like I used to do.
I have seen the guy pick out a piece and look at it, and throw it back in. I have a few hundred lbs of aluminum, so I should be able to mix in a good bit.

I was hoping that someone had an idea of something interesting to do with it.
 
Looking at the price sheet of a buyer, he pays $0.01 for magnesium scrap, on the same sheet pays $0.01 for aluminum foil and wire, other prices for various aluminum scrap types range from $0.10 to $0.45.

Best prices come from separating the aluminum scrap types.
magnesium darkens and can usually be spotted in a pile of aluminum, with the flammability of magnesium, I cannot see a buyer wanting it mixed with his aluminum, or that he would pay top prices.
 
About 9 - 10 years ago I scraped the frame work for a couple old military tents that were magnesium (the tents had been poorly stored & were no longer any good)


If I remember right it was like 500 - 600 pounds of clean magnesium after removing all the iron - the only reason the scrap yard was "willing" to even take it was because of the volume I had (they had to take a couple days to call around to see if they could even get rid of it) & if I remember right it was only worth about 1/4 - 1/3 the price of aluminum


On the other hand - about 40 years ago I was working in a Volkswagen engine rebuilding shop & my job was machining the engine cases (which are magnesium) so I produced a lot of fine magnesium shavings

Magnesium burns with a "bright" blue to white hot flame so (being the pyro I am) I would lay the shavings out on the ground in shapes (like stars & snow flakes) & light them off --- or you can make some pretty cool fire works with the shaving :shock: 8) :twisted: :mrgreen:

Kurt
 
butcher said:
Small pieces make good fire starters handy in any weather.

And big pieces make for exciting campfire additions if you can get it hot enough to ignite.


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And should reduce Geo's aluminum he has in solution back to metal.
Leaving him with magnesium chloride in solution, which is supposed to be good for you,
although I sure would not drink it :eek:
Plus lots of hydrogen for the furnace.
 
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