1. ## Metric Tonnes

Hello all

I would appreciate someone's help with this. I have some steel pipe that I need to scrap, however, I would like to know if it's viable to scrap them at the scrap price that I've been offered. I have 52 joints of 2 7/8 inch pipe the cost of one joint is £214.22, that is British Pounds, Sterling. The scrap price that I have been quoted is £250 per metric ton. Please can someone show me how to do the maths? Thanks in advance.

2. Originally Posted by travellingscotsman
Hello all

I would appreciate someone's help with this. I have some steel pipe that I need to scrap, however, I would like to know if it's viable to scrap them at the scrap price that I've been offered. I have 52 joints of 2 7/8 inch pipe the cost of one joint is £214.22, that is British Pounds, Sterling. The scrap price that I have been quoted is £250 per metric ton. Please can someone show me how to do the maths? Thanks in advance.
take the mass of a single joint (in kg) and multiply by 52 to get the total mass $M$.

scrap price = $\frac{M}{1000} \cdot \pounds 250$

3. Originally Posted by travellingscotsman
Hello all

I would appreciate someone's help with this. I have some steel pipe that I need to scrap, however, I would like to know if it's viable to scrap them at the scrap price that I've been offered. I have 52 joints of 2 7/8 inch pipe the cost of one joint is £214.22, that is British Pounds, Sterling. The scrap price that I have been quoted is £250 per metric ton. Please can someone show me how to do the maths? Thanks in advance.
In the USA scrap metal is going for $200 to$300 per ton or approx £140 to £200 per MTON.

This seems to be more of an ecomomics question.
If you do NOT need the money and CANNOT sell the joints of pipes is 1 question.
If you can better use the money -- SELL the pipe.

" 2 7/8 inch pipe ", is that the wall thickness?
If so then the diameter must be approximately 3 meters. What does a joint of pipe weigh?