Scrap metal gallery: material we've bought

Every photo here was taken by the Oryx team on a real deal, from scrap jet engines and turbine blades to germanium optics and spent catalyst.

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Spent Catalyst

Jet engines stacked in a shipping container

Jet engines on trucks in a convoy

Mixed turbine blades and vanes with fir-tree roots

Turbofan engine on a trailer on the apron

Turbofan engine on a truck next to an aircraft

Engine cores standing upright in a warehouse

Pile of mixed turbine blade scrap

Titanium anode scrap on a pallet

Jet engines on stands in a hangar

Turbofan engines on trucks beside an aircraft

Crane trucks loading jet engines at an airport

Turbine blades with cooling holes, close-up

Jet engine loaded on a crane truck

Molybdenum refinery turnings

Truck crane loading a jet engine at an airport

Crane lifting a jet engine onto a truck

Pile of mixed-size turbine blades

Jet engine on a transport stand at an airport

Turbofan engines on stands at an airport

Jet engine loaded onto a truck by crane

Turbine blades in a wooden shipping crate

Tri-cone mining bits scrap

Crane lifting jet engines in a scrapyard

Workers rigging a jet engine for lifting

Jet engines packed into a container

Turbine blades in steel drums

Jet engines in a container on a truck

Row of jet engine fans on a skip

Jet engines inside an open container

Heat-tinted turbine blades in a red drum

Worker loading jet engines into a container

Jet engine casing on grass

Jet engines on grass beside a building

Stripped turbofan engine on gravel

Turbine vanes and blades, close-up

Inconel 718 VQ turnings

Turbofan engine on a transport stand

Forklift loading a turbofan engine on a trailer

Turbofan engine on a flatbed truck

Turbine blades in a drum with lot labels

Turbofan engine with exposed pipework, close-up

Tantalum bar solid scrap

Jet engines in a scrapyard

Turbofan engine with red cowl on yellow stands

Turbine vanes and blades in a red drum

Jet engines on stands in a hangar

Jet engine wrapped in plastic on a stand

Turbofan engines on stands indoors

PWA 1480 turbine blades in a drum

Titanium CP anode frame scrap

Turbofan engine fan on stands in a hangar

Turbofan engine on blue stands in a hangar

Turbofan engine under repair in a hangar

PWA 1484 turbine blades in a drum

Turbofan engine on a stand in a hangar

Jet engines under tarps on grass

Turbofan engines on dollies under an aircraft

Turbine nozzle segment held in gloved hands

Jet engine casings by shipping containers

Rows of jet engine casings outdoors

Jet engine casings in a container yard

Damaged turbofan engine on pallets

Pile of turbine blades, close-up

Titanium 6-4 (Grade 5) plates on pallets

Turbofan engine with fan blades exposed

Jet engine with fan removed on wooden skids

Jet engine on wooden skids in a warehouse

Turbine vane segments on a pallet

Jet engine on a pallet in a container

Indium ingot scrap in a crate

Jet engine parts in a scrapyard

Jet engine in a cluttered workshop yard

Large turbine blades with fir-tree roots in a crate

Jet engine core with pipework, close-up

Truck crane lifting a jet engine

Jet engines in a covered yard

Turbine blade scrap in a crate

Titanium anode mesh panels

Military jet engines on the ground

Jet engines on a truck in a scrapyard

Engine nacelle open on an aircraft wing

Small turbine blades in a bulk bag

Engine nacelle on a parked aircraft

Turbofan engine on a parked aircraft

Turbofan engine under an aircraft wing

Turbine blades in a red drum

Turbofan engine on a wing with scaffolding

Turbofan engine on gravel beside tyres

Turbofan engines and tyres in a yard

Turbine blades with fir-tree roots in a drum

Titanium 6-4 (Grade 5) bulk weldable plates

Stripped turbofan engine on gravel

Turbofan engines in an open yard

Jet engine on a pallet truck by a building

Engine core wrapped in plastic on a stand

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Why sell to Oryx metals

Specialists buy differently

Get Pricing for your material

Difficult materials

We actively evaluate contaminated, mixed, off-grade and unusual materials that conventional scrap buyers may reject.

Fair terms

Offers are based on recoverable metal content, processing economics and agreed sampling and assay procedures.

Real settlement

For complex lots, we can work with independent inspection, sampling and laboratory analysis where required.

Global markets

Our international processor network gives us multiple outlets for materials that may have little or no local market.

FAQs

Scrap metal gallery: questions about the material we buy

I found material that looks like something in this scrap metal gallery. How do I know what it is?

Start by matching it visually against the photos here, then check it with an XRF analyzer if you have one. Many valuable metals look ordinary: germanium optics look like dark glass, tantalum capacitors like small electronic parts, rhenium-bearing superalloys like any other turbine scrap. A photo and a readout are usually enough for us to tell you exactly what you’re holding.

Is the scrap in these photos actually valuable, or just unusual?

Most of it is far more valuable than it looks. Minor metals and high temperature alloys are produced in small volumes and only a handful of refiners can process them, so a single drum or supersack can be worth more than a truckload of common scrap. Value depends on the metal content, form and contamination, which is why we always price on analysis.

What happens to material like this after Oryx buys it?

We place it with the specialist refiner or processor best suited to that metal and form, often one of only a few plants worldwide that can handle it. Recovered metal goes back into aerospace, electronics, optics and industrial supply chains. This is also why we can buy contaminated, mixed or low-grade material that general scrap buyers turn down.

How do I know Oryx Metals has really bought material like mine?

That’s what this gallery is for. Every photo shows a real purchase, taken by our team or partners and watermarked as Oryx Metals. We’ve specialised in minor metals and high temperature alloys for over 20 years, and we’d rather show you the material we’ve handled than describe it. If your material matches what you see here, you’re talking to a buyer who already knows it.

My material looks dirtier or more mixed than these photos. Will that put you off?

No. Much of what’s in the gallery arrived oily, coated, broken or mixed with other material. Condition and contamination change the price, not whether we buy it. Send it as it is, and tell us honestly what’s in the lot.

What should I send to get a price on material like this?

A clear photo of the material (close-up and the whole lot), an XRF readout or lab analysis if you have one, the approximate quantity and where it’s located. Upload it through our pricing form or message us on WhatsApp or WeChat. A metals specialist replies within 24 hours with a price or the questions we need answered.