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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Jet engine with paint markings on a transport frame

Jet engine with aircraft landing gear in a hangar

Turbine vanes and blades in a drum

Jet engine core on its side by a container

Crane lifting an engine core onto a trailer

Turbine blade scrap with a grade label

Engine cores on a trailer ready for transport

Titanium 6-4 bulk weldable solids

Crane loading engine cores onto a trailer

Engine cores loaded on a trailer at an airport

Small turbine blades in a plastic bag

Jet engine on a transport cradle indoors

Jet engine on a stand in a maintenance hangar

Molybdenum refinery turnings in a bulk bag

Stripped jet engines at an airfield

Small turbine blades in a bag

Military jet engines stacked in a yard

Pile of military jet engines in a yard

Turbofan engine with fan and spinner exposed

Turbine blades in a wooden crate

Titanium anode mesh scrap in a bulk bag

Exhaust cones and engine parts in a steel skip

Engine modules in a steel skip

Turbofan engines and engine parts in a scrapyard

Turbofan engines in a scrapyard

Turbine blades and vane segments, close-up

Jet engines on stands under a frame

Turbofan engine on a transport skid indoors

Turbofan engine on a stand with fan exposed

Turbine blades and nozzle segments, close-up

Turbofan engines on stands in a row

Turbofan engines and exhaust cones outdoors

Jet engine casings under tarps in a warehouse

Mixed turbine blade and vane scrap pile

Titanium CP solids scrap

Pile of scrap turbofan engines in a yard

Row of scrap turbofan engines in a compound

Turbofan engine with exposed core on concrete

Turbine nozzle segments and blade scrap

Scrap turbofan engines on overgrown ground

Container loaded with jet engines

Jet engines with exposed fans in a container

Indium ingots

Small turbine blades in a cardboard box

Two jet engines inside a shipping container

Forklift lifting a jet engine with chains

Jet engines loaded inside a shipping container

Heat-tinted turbine blades in a crate

Inconel 625 pipe scrap

Forklift carrying a jet engine to a container

Jet engines lined up for container loading

Forklift moving a scrap jet engine

Jet engines grouped beside shipping containers

Cooled turbine blades and vane segments

Jet engines in a container yard

Military jet engines lined up on grass

Military jet engines on grass by containers

Turbine vanes and nozzle segments in a bulk bag

Rows of scrap jet engines in a depot

Jet engines on a flatbed truck

Jet engine on a transport stand with covers

Turbine blade held over a pile of blade scrap

Titanium anode strip scrap in a bulk bag

Partly dismantled jet engine with casings

Turbofan engine with exposed core and pipework

Scrap turbofan engines in an open yard

Turbine blades and vane segments in a bulk bag

Partly stripped turbofan engines in a yard

Jet engines among bulk bags of scrap

Tantalum capacitor scrap

Turbofan engine fan next to drums and scrap

Mixed turbine blades and vanes in a bulk bag

Turbofan engine with cowling open in a scrapyard

Jet engine unloaded by forklift at an airport

Two jet engines with exhaust cones on grass

Mixed turbine blades and engine hardware scrap

Multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) scrap

Large stack of scrap jet engines

Jet engines loaded into a shipping container

Jet engine lifted onto a truck with chains

Turbine blade scrap in a bulk bag

Two jet engines with exposed fans on grass

Scrap jet engines in an outdoor yard

Tungsten Carbide

Superalloy turnings in bulk bag

Mixed alloy turnings in bulk container

Alloy plate and block offcuts

Numbered alloy plate scrap

Rolled alloy rings and sheet bands

Honeycomb seal and alloy mesh scrap

Heat-tinted alloy strip scrap in bulk bag

Aerospace alloy sheet offcuts

Copper alloy sheet and tube scrap

Zirconium

Tantalum

Rhenium

Niobium

Molybdenum

Indium Ingot

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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.