Grade 5 · Ti-6Al-4V
The common aerospace and medical bar and plate alloy (Grade 23 is the ELI version; keep it separate too). Bar ends, saw drops and plate offcuts are the pieces we see most. Box it on its own and mark the box "6Al-4V".
Specialty solids · Titanium · Solids only
Sell titanium drops, bar ends & plate offcuts
We buy titanium solids: Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5) bar ends, saw drops, billets and plate offcuts, and commercially pure (CP) titanium solids, as long as the grades are kept apart. A labeled 6Al-4V bar end with its heat number and mill cert is still usable stock, so we review it as stock, not as scrap. We do not buy titanium turnings, chips or swarf.
Grade 5 and CP titanium are two different lots
Ti-6Al-4V and commercially pure titanium look and feel the same on a saw table. They don't machine or qualify the same, and a buyer who needs one can't use the other. Mix them and both lose their identity.
CP titanium · Grades 1–4
Unalloyed titanium, usually Grade 2 in a job shop. Softer and used for different work than 6Al-4V. Keep it in its own box, and don't let it drift into the Grade 5 bin.
Other Ti alloys
If the cert or stamp names another alloy, keep it apart and tell us exactly what it says. We won't lump it in with Grade 5.
Not sure which grade?
Then say so. Don't guess. A magnet or spark can hint "titanium" but can't tell Grade 2 from Grade 5. Unmarked pieces go to ID hold or decline.
Why a cert'd 6Al-4V bar end is stock, not scrap
A scrap yard melts what it buys, so it pays for weight. A machinist pays for a piece they can chuck up and make a part from. A bar end with a readable heat number and its mill test report (MTR) is still that piece.
What the paperwork does
- The heat number on the bar ties it to one melt lot.
- The MTR for that heat lists chemistry, mechanical properties and the spec it was sold to. Bar and plate certs often cite specs like ASTM B348 or AMS 4928 (bar) or ASTM B265 or AMS 4911 (plate). Send whatever yours says.
- The two together let the next shop see what the material is instead of hoping. Without them it's just "titanium-looking metal."
What it doesn't do
- It doesn't make a drop approved for every job. Whether a remnant can go into a traceable part is up to the next shop's customer, not us.
- It doesn't fix a mixed box. One cert can't vouch for a bin of loose ends.
- A heat number with no cert helps, but less. Ask your supplier or purchasing for a copy of the MTR before you sell.
What a good titanium lot looks like (and a bad one)
These are descriptions, not photos of real lots. Use them as a checklist before you take your own photos.
Good lot: reviews high
- One grade per box or pallet, with the box labeled (for example "Ti-6Al-4V bar ends").
- Heat numbers, stamps or tags still readable on the pieces, and the matching MTR copies.
- Pieces big enough to hold and cut another part from: bar ends with real length left, plate offcuts with usable flat area.
- Clean, dry saw-cut ends. No coolant pooled in the box.
- A simple list: diameter or thickness, rough length or size, piece count, approximate total weight.
Bad lot: ID hold or decline
- Grade 2 and Grade 5 (or Ti and stainless, or Ti and Inconel) mixed in one bucket.
- Paint marks and stamps worn off, or a cert for a different heat than the pieces show.
- Stubs too short to hold, slugs, or chips and turnings in with the drops.
- Pieces soaked in oil or coolant, or painted or coated so the surface can't be seen.
- "It came from the titanium rack, I think." We won't invent a grade.
Titanium turnings: we don't buy them
No titanium turnings, chips, swarf or grinding fines. Not loose, not compacted, not mixed into a drop box. Take them to a scrap yard or a chip processor that handles titanium, and follow their rules for storage and shipping (fine titanium chips can be a fire risk). Same goes for mixed scrap piles and carbide sludge. See what we don't accept.
How to sell a titanium lot
1. Sort
One grade per box. Pull out anything unmarked and set it aside as its own "unknown" lot.
2. Photograph
Show the whole lot, then close-ups of stamps, tags and heat numbers, plus the cert pages.
3. Submit
Use the sell form (pick "Titanium / nickel alloy"), or call/text 508-343-1219. Ownership certification is required.
4. Review & offer
A person reviews it and makes an offer. Pickup or seller-ship is decided case by case. See how we value.
Titanium FAQ
This page goes deeper than the titanium answers on specialty solids. Inconel has its own page: sell Inconel drops. Hastelloy or Monel: sell Hastelloy and Monel drops. Tool steel: sell tool steel drops. Carbon/alloy: sell carbon and alloy steel drops.
Do you buy titanium turnings or chips?
No. We do not buy titanium turnings, chips, swarf, or grinding fines — not on their own and not mixed into a drop bin. Take them to a scrap yard or a processor that handles titanium chips. This page is for solids only.
Can I put Grade 2 and Grade 5 titanium in the same box?
Please don't. Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V) and commercially pure grades look the same on the bench, and once they are mixed nobody can sell either one as identified stock. Box them separately, label the box, and send photos of each lot.
My Ti-6Al-4V bar end has a heat number but I lost the cert. Is it still worth sending?
Send it with photos of the marking. A heat number without the mill test report is better than nothing, but it is not the same as a cert. If you can get a copy of the MTR from your supplier or purchasing records, the lot usually reviews higher. Without either, expect ID hold or a lower offer.
How do you know it is really titanium, and which grade?
We go by stamps, tags, heat numbers and matching certs. A magnet or a spark can hint that a piece is titanium, but it cannot tell Grade 2 from Grade 5. We do not guess a grade; unmarked pieces go to ID hold or decline.
Do you post a price per pound for titanium?
No. There is no public rate card on this site. A person reviews your photos, sizes and paperwork and makes an offer. Identified, certified, remachinable solids get the strongest offers.
Who buys titanium scrap near me in New England?
For titanium solids — drops, bar ends, billets, plate offcuts — you can submit to MachineShopScrap from anywhere in New England or the US. Pickup or seller-ship is decided case by case after we review the first lot. For turnings and mixed scrap, use a local scrap yard; we decline those.