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scrap metal

recyclable metal left over from product manufacturing and consumption
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scrap metal

Summary

scrap metal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • scrap metal is made of metal[2].
  • scrap metal is a type of scrap[3].
  • scrap metal is a type of secondary raw material[4].
  • scrap metal's Commons category is recorded as Scrap metal[5].
  • scrap metal's different from is recorded as scrap iron[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include scrap[3] and secondary raw material[4].

Why It Matters

scrap metal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scrap-metal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{scrap metal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scrap-metal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → scrap, secondary raw material
    Different from → scrap iron
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12916, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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