Aerospace Grade Trading
Waspaloy Scrap
Buyer & Grading
Waspaloy is the cobalt-bearing superalloy that keeps turbine hardware intact near 870°C. ABCOM buys disks, forgings, rings and fasteners worldwide — verified by XRF, priced on verified composition.
Grade Overview
The Hot-Section Specialist
Waspaloy is a precipitation-hardened nickel superalloy developed specifically for gas turbine hot sections. Its roughly 13% cobalt addition stabilises the microstructure at sustained temperatures where most other superalloys begin to soften, which made it a staple in turbine disks, spacers, seal segments and fasteners across both aero-engine and industrial turbine programmes.
That cobalt content is precisely why cobalt-bearing scrap of this kind holds value so well. Cobalt supply is geographically concentrated and expensive, so mills actively seek verified Waspaloy revert to blend back into new melt — keeping demand for clean, correctly identified material consistently strong.
The seller's challenge is identification. Waspaloy is visually interchangeable with Inconel 718 and Rene grades, and unscrupulous pricing typically exploits exactly that confusion. ABCOM's piece-by-piece XRF and spark OES verification takes the guesswork out: every lot is sorted, documented and priced on what it actually is. See our grading guide for the full process.
Forms We Buy
- Turbine disks, spacers and seal segments
- Compressor and turbine forgings
- Rings, sleeves and casings
- Bolts, nuts and specialty fasteners
- Overhaul-shop machining scrap and offcuts
- Full engine tear-down lots, graded piece by piece
Related Streams
Where Waspaloy Fits in Tear-Down Material
Waspaloy rarely travels alone. Engine and turbine tear-downs deliver a mixed alloy basket — disks and shafts in Inconel 718, combustor hardware in Hastelloy X, blades in Rene and single-crystal grades, plus titanium compressor parts. We handle the entire stream through our dedicated turbine scrap programme, sorting each component into its verified grade before pricing.
For MRO shops and dismantlers, this means one counterparty for the whole lot instead of piecemeal sales to multiple buyers — with compositional certificates available for every segregated grade on request.
Common Questions
Waspaloy Scrap FAQ
What is Waspaloy scrap worth?
Waspaloy is one of the more valuable nickel superalloy scrap grades because it carries roughly 13% cobalt alongside high nickel, chromium and molybdenum. Clean forgings and disk sections price at the top of the superalloy range; mixed or unidentified material must be verified first. Contact our desk with lot details for a current indication.
How can I identify Waspaloy scrap?
Visually it is nearly indistinguishable from Inconel 718 or Rene 41 — the reliable route is compositional analysis. Waspaloy's signature is the combination of about 13% cobalt with 19-20% chromium and 3% titanium, which XRF reads clearly. When origin documentation exists (engine build records, mill certs), grading is even faster.
What forms of Waspaloy do you buy?
Turbine disks, spacers and seal segments, compressor and turbine forgings, bolts and fasteners, rings, and machining scrap from engine overhaul shops. Full tear-down lots from jet engine and industrial gas turbine dismantling are our most common source.
Is Waspaloy still in use, or only scrap?
Both. It remains specified in hot sections of gas turbines for its strength retention near 870°C, so new-production offcuts and obsolete inventory circulate alongside legacy tear-down material. ABCOM trades and processes both streams.
Do you separate Waspaloy from mixed superalloy lots?
Yes — piece-by-piece XRF sorting at our Singapore and Kocaeli facilities separates Waspaloy, Rene grades, Inconel 718 and others within the same container. Each verified grade is then documented and sold into its correct re-melt channel at full value.
Knowledge Base
Related Guides
Practical grading and valuation guides from our trading desk.
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