Kurtz Metals

We are a dealer and processor of all grades of scrap copper, scrap brass, aluminum scrap metal and insulated copper and aluminum wire.The Robert K. Kurtz Company (also known as Kurtz Metals) is a non-ferrous scrap recycling company which has been supplying quality service to the recycling community in the Delaware Valley for more than thirty years. The company is located outside Philadelphia in Trevose, Pennsylvania, in lower Bucks County. Kurtz Metals sets the standard for providing high value for the material it purchases, while providing quality, friendly service to its customers on an individual basis. Kurtz Metals’ purchasing staff has more than sixty years of experience in the non-ferrous scrap metal industry, providing a level of expertise unparalleled in the industry. At Kurtz Metals, you can be sure that your business will be handled fairly and professionally. Kurtz Metals is committed to ensuring that each customer who enters our facility is treated with courtesy and respect, and is satisfied with the individualized service that our professional staff provides. It is this commitment to customer service that has allowed us to grow, becoming direct suppliers of various grades of non-ferrous scrap material to an emerging global market. This growth has increased the market value for our customers’ non-ferrous scrap material, ensuring that our customers will continue to get the most value for their scrap material.We are a dealer and processor of all grades of scrap copper, scrap brass, aluminum scrap metal and insulated copper and aluminum wire.

The Robert K. Kurtz Company (also known as Kurtz Metals) is a non-ferrous scrap metal recycling company which has been supplying quality service to the recycling community in the Delaware Valley for more than thirty years.The company is located outside Philadelphia in Trevose, Pennsylvania, in lower Bucks County. Kurtz Metals sets the standard for providing high value for the material it purchases, while providing quality, friendly service to its customers on an individual basis.Kurtz Metals’ purchasing staff has more than sixty years of experience in the non-ferrous scrap metal industry, providing a level of expertise unparalleled in the industry. At Kurtz Metals, you can be sure that your business will be handled fairly and professionally.Kurtz Metals is committed to ensuring that each customer who enters our facility is treated with courtesy and respect, and is satisfied with the individualized service that our professional staff provides.It is this commitment to customer service that has allowed us to grow, becoming direct suppliers of various grades of non-ferrous scrap metal to an emerging global market. This growth has increased the market value for our customers’ non-ferrous scrap metal, ensuring that our customers will continue to get the most value for their scrap material.

Brass Scrap Recycling

Brass is a copper base alloy that is distinguished by its color. There are dozens of different brass alloys each with its own chemical composition.Here at Kurtz Metals we simplify the process by dividing them into two main categories: Red Brass and Yellow Brass.

Red Brass

Red Brass which has a reddish color to it, is always a casting that does not have a magnetic pull to it. The copper content averages around 85%. Examples of red brass would be brass valves with out handles, gears or fittings.

Yellow Brass

Yellow Brass which has a yellow color to it, can also be a casting, or could be in gear form with a magnetic pull. The average copper content in yellow brass is around 66%. Examples of yellow brass are plumbing fixtures and ornamental brass.

Copper Scrap Recycling

Copper is a metal that has diverse applications and has been used for thousands of years. It is also 100% recyclable.#1 copper tubing is 1/16 inch thick and has no paint, solder, or other contaminants or attachments that would affect the recovery.#2 copper tubing may contain paint, solder, or other contaminants with a lower recovery rate

Aluminum Recycling

Aluminum is one of the most abundantly used materials in the world. Aluminum recycling consists of everything from aluminum beverage containers, window and door frames, to structural material such as angles, pipe and plates. There are over sixty different aluminum alloys that are used today. The Robert K. Kurtz Company segregates them into seven main categories:

• Sheet grade consists of window and door frames and other structural grades of aluminum that may be contaminated with foreign material excluding iron.
• Cast aluminum which is clean castings, such as grill lids, automotive rims and parts that are not contaminated with iron.
• Aluminum clips and extrusions are structural base aluminum products that maintain low copper and zinc content while free of any kind of contamination, such as paint, iron, glue or any other foreign item.
• Aluminum siding which consists of down spouts and gutters and other material that does not have an insulated backing to it.
• Insulated aluminum wires of all types.
• EC Wire which is stripped insulated wire without any iron strands
• Aluminum turnings that are not contaminated with iron.