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About CarbideBuyerUSA
CarbideBuyerUSA is a family owned and operated business that buys scrap carbide in any form, from worn inserts to wet grinding sludge. We also buy exotic metals and alloys, and you can ask for a quote or call (877) 838-9920.
Carbide first, in every form
Carbide is the center of what we do. Worn inserts, broken end mills and drills, reamers and burs, rod and blank offcuts, brazed tools and saw tips, dies and wear parts, mining buttons and road-milling teeth, grindings, sludge and powder: we buy all of it, sorted or mixed.
Alongside the carbide we buy exotic metals and alloys, including tungsten, titanium, Inconel and other nickel alloys, cobalt alloys such as Stellite, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum and high-speed steel. When a lot holds carbide and one of these alloys together, one quote can cover both.
Ship it from any state, or we come to you
Anyone in the United States can ship their carbide to us, and we pay the shipping. The shipping page covers boxes, carrier weight limits and pallets.
In California, Arizona and Nevada we also pick up, in every city of all three states: machine shops, tool rooms, job sites, garages. Each state has its own page under Pickup. Outside those three states, shipping is the way to sell to us.
Cash, where state law allows it
We pay cash where state law allows. Arizona and Nevada limit cash for larger scrap metal sales, California has a payment rule for certain metals, and we follow each state's rules.
- Arizona: a scrap metal sale of $300 or more cannot be paid on site; the statute calls for a check or money order mailed to the address on the seller's ID. Industrial accounts that preregister their authorized sellers each year are exempt from that rule.
- Nevada: a scrap metal purchase of $150 or more is paid only by check or electronic transfer.
- California: its check-or-wait payment rule is written for copper, copper alloys, stainless steel and aluminum, while the state's record and ID rules apply to scrap metal purchases generally.
The details, statute by statute, are in the guide to scrap metal rules in California, Arizona and Nevada.
Sources: Arizona Revised Statutes 44-1642; Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 647; California AB 1508 (Chapter 531, Statutes of 2012); California Attorney General Information Bulletin 2025-DLE-12.
What our guides cover
Most of this site is written for the person holding the scrap. It explains the material so you know what you have before you call.
- What is tungsten carbide? The hard grains, the cobalt binder that holds them, and why grades differ.
- Is carbide magnetic? What a magnet can and cannot tell you, and other ways to separate carbide from steel.
- How to sort carbide scrap. Splitting solids from sludge, pulling out steel and high-speed steel, and bagging each kind.
- Scrap metal rules in CA, AZ and NV. The ID, records and payment rules a seller meets in each state.
For the value side, carbide scrap price explains what moves the worth of a lot, and How it works walks through a sale from the form to payment.
Questions sellers ask
Is CarbideBuyerUSA a family business?
Yes. CarbideBuyerUSA is family owned and operated.
How do I reach CarbideBuyerUSA?
Use the quote form, call (877) 838-9920, or email help@carbidebuyerusa.com. The phone line takes calls, not texts.
Do you only buy carbide?
Carbide comes first, but we also buy exotic metals and alloys such as titanium, nickel alloys, cobalt alloys and tungsten. Tick Exotic metals on the quote form and name the alloy.
Get a quote for your carbide
Tell us what form it is in, about how much it weighs, and send a few photos. Ship it to us from anywhere in the US and we pay the shipping, or we pick up in California, Arizona and Nevada.