Ferrous metals are metals that contain iron, including steel, cast iron, and wrought iron. The easiest way to identify ferrous metal is with a magnet — if it sticks, it’s ferrous. Ferrous scrap is the most recycled material on earth by volume and makes up the bulk of tonnage processed at Auckland scrap yards. Common sources include car bodies, structural steel beams, whiteware appliances, roofing iron, and farm equipment. While ferrous scrap is lower in per-kilogram value than copper or brass, large volumes generate strong returns. At endless metals, we accept all grades of ferrous scrap from light gauge sheet through to heavy structural plate.