The word "carbide" simply denotes a compound which is of carbon and another element or different elements. Whenever this term is used simply by itself, it generally refers to calcium carbide, or sometimes, to tungsten carbide as well. There are some other types of such carbide compounds such as silicon carbide, aluminum carbide and boron carbide. All these substances have enormous industrial, engineering as well as household uses. Because of its wide use, there is constant demand for this compound; therefore, the need for scrap carbide is also very high. One can easily make money by scrap carbide, keep reading to know how.

Carbide is quite an expensive material, especially tungsten carbide. This is the reason why most of the recycling companies are actually willing to pay quite a sum of money paid for use scrap. Simply by turning such used inserts over to these recycling facilities, manufacturers can actually recoup at least some portion of their overall expenses, thus lowering their complete material costs. Although, rates for scrap carbide actually keep fluctuating but you can make good profit by selling accordance with the current market values. Further, we will discuss how and where to sell carbide material.

A great place to start over it to look for is the waste management office in your state. Also, there are several scrap and recycle waste centers, with you can get in touch with. Often such offices or centers are easily searchable as they have their databases online, this allows you to simply type in your location and the type of carbide you are looking to sell. It is very likely that you may find several such scarp dealers near you.

Weigh all the scrap carbide pieces in order to get a rough idea of exactly how much scarp you have. If you have a large amount of scarp that is hard to put on a measuring scale, then you can also measure the height of the material, its width as well as length.

Look for the dealer or center that offers the best price to you. If you stay in a metropolitan area there are high chances that there may be a scrap metal center near your area, there are several companies in this field which are willing to pay quite well in order to stay ahead of their competitors. Get in touch with them and ask for a proper ballpark figure on exactly how much you can make from it. Some companies even pay as per pound or ounce. If you are fine with the price offered, ask for any document or identification required.