Copper Scrap
Copper scrap includes recoverable copper wire, busbar, tubing and offcuts. Grade depends on form, cleanliness and attachments.
Grades and trade descriptions
- Millberry or bare bright
- Clean, bare, uncoated copper wire.
- Berry and Candy
- Separate No. 1 specifications for clean copper wire and heavy copper solids, respectively.
- Birch and Cliff
- No. 2 wire and No. 2 copper solids, respectively. Confirm allowable solder, oxidation and attachments.
- Insulated copper cable
- Usually assessed by the copper that can be recovered after removing insulation.
Where it comes from
Electrical contractors and cable manufacturers generate wire and cable offcuts. Plumbing and HVAC work produces copper tubing. Switchgear and panel fabrication can yield busbar offcuts.
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