Cast iron scrap recovered from machinery, pipes, and automotive parts for remelting.
Reference level, set August 2026
Indicative reference: Cast iron scrap, indicative level — no free live index available
MetalsPlace's indicative reference level for cast iron scrap is about 310.00 USD/MT, set in August 2026. It is not a live quote and does not move daily: cast iron scrap, indicative level — no free live index available. Contract prices are agreed between buyer and seller.
| Indicative level | ~310.00 USD/MT |
|---|---|
| Set | August 2026 |
| Type of figure | Indicative reference level (not a live quote) |
| What it measures | Cast iron scrap, indicative level — no free live index available |
| Source | Not published: an indicative level set by MetalsPlace in August 2026, not taken from a named price index |
| Unit | USD/MT (US dollars per metric tonne) |
Indicative only, not a contract price. How MetalsPlace sources its prices
Cast iron scrap comes from engine blocks, brake drums and rotors, pipes, radiators and machinery castings. It contains more carbon than steel, which makes it brittle but valuable to foundries and cupola furnaces that remelt it into new castings. It is generally priced a little below heavy melting steel because it needs breaking to size and has fewer outlets.
Usually slightly less. Cast iron needs breaking to furnace size and has fewer buyers than heavy melting steel, though clean machinery cast and brake rotors can match or beat HMS where foundries are short of feed.
Cast iron is grey, granular where broken, brittle, and usually comes in heavy moulded shapes — engine blocks, pipes, radiators. Steel bends rather than snaps. Both are magnetic.
| Date | Price | Daily Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 310.00 | — |
Prices are indicative and updated daily. Not for use as binding contract prices.