Sell brass taps, valves, plumbing fittings and machining offcuts. We sort clean brass from mixed brass with you, weigh each grade in front of you and pay you before you leave.
Each grade goes on the scale separately, so you see every reading.
Cash or bank transfer as soon as grading and weighing are done.
Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:00pm, Sat 7:30am–2:00pm. No booking required.
SA business, ABN 53 643 157 019, fixed yard at Green Fields.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, so it is one of the more valuable metals you can bring to a scrap yard. The rate depends on how clean it is. A bucket of solid brass fittings pays noticeably more than the same weight of taps with plastic handles and steel screws still attached.
We check every piece with you, separate clean brass from plated and mixed brass, and weigh each grade on certified scales before you are paid. Plumbers, renovators and machine shops sell brass to us every week.
Not sure if it is brass? Yellow colour and no magnetic pull are good signs. Bring it in and we will check.
Solid fittings, unions, valves and offcuts with no plastic, steel or plating. The best-paying brass grade.
Heavier valves, pump bodies and meters with a reddish colour and higher copper content.
Kitchen and bathroom taps, mixers and spouts. Mostly brass underneath the plating.
Brass with steel screws, plastic handles, rubber washers or other attachments still in place.
Brass swarf and turnings from machine shops. Keep it dry and free of steel and oil.
Fittings still soldered to copper pipe. Cut them off and both metals are paid at better rates.
Brass prices follow the copper and zinc markets, so the exact rate is confirmed at the yard. This is how the grades compare.
| Grade | What it looks like | Relative value |
|---|---|---|
| Red brass | Reddish valves, meters and pump bodies | Highest |
| Clean yellow brass | Solid fittings with nothing attached | High |
| Chrome-plated brass | Taps and mixers with chrome finish | Medium |
| Mixed brass | Steel, plastic or rubber still attached | Lower until cleaned |
Brass is copper and zinc, and both are recovered when brass is remelted for new fittings and castings.
Brass is one of the most widely recycled alloys, and new brass products commonly contain a high share of recycled metal.
Removing steel screws and plastic handles means the brass can be remelted with less processing, which is why clean brass pays more.
Five minutes with a screwdriver often moves brass up a grade.
Unscrew steel and plastic handles and take out rubber washers where it is easy and safe to do.
Brass on copper pipe drags both metals down. Cut them apart and each is paid at its own rate.
Bag chrome-plated taps separately from clean fittings so the clean brass is not averaged down.
If a magnet sticks, it is steel or has steel inside. Pull those pieces out before you load up.
Separate it from steel, rubbish and other metals where it is safe to do so.
Optional. Ring 08 7225 9998 with the type and rough weight.
Bring it to 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields during opening hours. No booking needed.
We grade it with you and weigh it on certified scales in front of you.
Show photo ID, then take payment by cash or bank transfer before you leave.
Our yard is at 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields, next to Parafield Gardens and Mawson Lakes and a few minutes from Salisbury, just off Salisbury Highway and Port Wakefield Road. Plumbers and renovators from Salisbury, Mawson Lakes and the inner north bring in tapware and fittings from bathroom and kitchen jobs.
Customers also come from right across Adelaide and regional South Australia.
Old tapware, valves, unions and fittings from replacement and renovation jobs.
Bathroom and kitchen strip-outs, door hardware and fittings.
Brass turnings, rejects and offcuts from production.
Brass valves, couplings and fittings from system upgrades.
Old radiator tanks, fittings and hardware from repairs.
Old taps, door handles and fittings from DIY jobs and clean-outs.
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Bring it to SA Copper Scraps at 12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107. We are open Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm and Saturday 7:30am to 2:00pm, with no booking needed.
Brass is priced by grade and follows the copper and zinc markets. Clean yellow brass and red brass pay more than chrome-plated brass or brass with steel and plastic attached. Our brass price guide shows this week's indicative ranges, and the final rate is confirmed at the yard.
Brass is yellow or gold in colour and is harder than copper. Copper is reddish-orange. A magnet will not stick to either, which helps you separate them from steel.
Yes. Chrome-plated tapware is mostly brass underneath. It is graded a little lower than clean brass because of the plating and any plastic or steel parts.
If you can do it safely, yes. Steel screws, plastic handles and rubber washers lower the grade. Anything you cannot remove is still accepted and graded accordingly.
Yes. Bring current photo ID. We record seller details for every sale.
By cash or bank transfer, the same visit, once your brass has been graded and weighed.
Call the yard on 08 7225 9998. Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm, Saturday 7:30am to 2:00pm.
12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107
Sort clean from mixed if you can, bring photo ID, and we will grade and weigh your brass in front of you and pay you before you leave.
12 Belfree Dr, Green Fields SA 5107 · Mon–Fri 7:30am–5:00pm · Sat 7:30am–2:00pm
SA Copper Scraps is a scrap metal buyer and recycler at Green Fields in Adelaide’s north. Bring copper, brass, aluminium, cable, batteries and more to our yard. Every grade is weighed in front of you and paid the same visit.
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