Tungsten Carbide Scrap

Oryx Metals buys tungsten carbide scrap in any quantity, from inserts, drills and end mills to rods, dies, mining buttons and carbide sludge. Send photos and an estimate for a written offer based on carbide content.

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Rows of worn tungsten carbide drill bits with multiple cutting teeth and industrial wear, collected for recycling.

Carbide scrap is worth more when it’s kept separate

Tungsten carbide is the hard material in cutting inserts, drills, end mills, wear parts and mining tools, bonded with cobalt or nickel. Every machine shop, toolroom and mine produces worn tools, and most of that carbide can be recycled back into powder for new tools at a fraction of the energy of mining tungsten. The value depends on keeping carbide clean and separate from steel, high speed steel and other scrap.

FORMS WE BUY

Tungsten carbide scrap we buy

Worn coated and uncoated tungsten carbide turning and milling inserts in gold, silver, and dark gray finishes collected in an industrial metal recycling bin.

Carbide inserts

Coated and uncoated turning and milling inserts

Used solid tungsten carbide drills, spiral-fluted end mills, reamers, and cylindrical rods with visible machining wear collected in a metal workshop bin.

Round tools

Solid carbide drills, end mills, reamers and rods

Heavy tungsten carbide drawing dies, cylindrical rolls, industrial nozzles, and rectangular wear plates with scratched surfaces stored in a metal recycling container.

Wear parts and dies

Drawing dies, nozzles, rolls and wear plates

Worn mining drill bits and cutting heads with rounded tungsten carbide buttons, scratched steel surfaces, and heavy industrial wear collected for recycling.

Mining and drilling buttons

Carbide buttons, bits and road planing teeth

Used steel cutting tools with brazed tungsten carbide tips, worn tool holders, and loose carbide cutting inserts collected in an industrial scrap bin.

Tipped and brazed tools

Saw tips, brazed tools and carbide on steel

Fine gray tungsten carbide powder, damp grinding sludge, and unsintered carbide cylindrical pieces stored in separate industrial metal trays for recycling.

Soft carbide scrap

Carbide powder, grinding sludge and green parts

HOW minor metals are PRICED

Oryx Metals makes scrap recycling easy and profitable

There's no single scrap price for minor metals. The same metal can come as clean solids or contaminated powder, and its value per kg can differ many times over. Every Oryx offer is based on your material's analysis, form and the market on the day.

How our pricing works

Highest value

Clean, high-purity solids

Uncontaminated pieces, offcuts, ingots and production rejects

Mid-Range

Coated or alloyed scrap

Coated parts, alloys, turnings and mixed solids

Priced on content

Powders, sludges & residues

Value depends on metal %, contamination and moisture

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FAQs

Tungsten carbide scrap: pricing and recycling FAQ

What tungsten carbide scrap do you buy?

Coated and uncoated inserts, solid carbide drills, end mills, reamers and rods, drawing dies, nozzles, rolls and wear parts, mining and drilling buttons, road planing teeth, brazed and tipped tools, and soft carbide such as powder, grinding sludge and unsintered parts.

How can I tell carbide from high speed steel?

Carbide is much heavier than steel for its size, has a dull grey finish and is only weakly magnetic, while HSS is strongly magnetic. A file skates over carbide without biting. A grinding test also helps: carbide gives very few sparks, HSS gives many. Keep them separate, because carbide scrap is worth considerably more.

What decides the carbide scrap price?

The share of clean, solid carbide in the lot. Inserts and solid round tools earn the most, mining buttons and wear parts are close behind, while tipped tools with steel attached, grinding sludge and powders are priced on carbide content after processing. The tungsten and cobalt markets set the base. Oryx sends a written offer on your lot, never a blanket price.

Do coatings or a little steel affect carbide recycling?

Coatings on inserts make little difference. Steel shanks, braze and mixed HSS reduce the value because they must be removed, so sorting carbide from steel before shipping usually pays for itself.

Can I sell small quantities of carbide scrap?

Yes. Many sellers are machine shops with a few buckets a year, and scrap yards that collect carbide from local shops. We buy small and large lots, and regular sellers can set up collections on an agreed basis.

Why sell carbide scrap to Oryx Metals?

Oryx Metals grades carbide by type instead of buying everything as one mixed lot, so clean inserts and round tools are paid at their real value. We send carbide to recyclers that return it to powder, handle the logistics and pay by wire, whether you ship a bucket or a truckload.