Copper Scrap
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No.1 Heavy Scrap Copper shall consist of clean unalloyed copper solids and must be uncoated. |
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No.2 Scrap Copper consists of clean unalloyed copper solids. May include clean, oxidized or coated (plated) copper clippings, punchings, bus bars, commutator segments, clean oxidized copper pipe or tubing free of excessive solder and light gauge clean, oxidized or coated (plated) copper wire but free of fine gauge hair wire. Should be free of excessive oxidation, scale, ash or brittle burnt wire. |
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Soldered Copper Pipe Scrap shall consist of assorted copper pipe (of any length) with soldered joints or ends, free of brass or bronze or non-copper fittings. |
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Beryllium Copper Scrap shall consist of clean beryllium alloyed copper solids, may contain clippings, punchings, bar or pipe, tubing & elbows. |
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Light Scrap Copper Shall consist of miscellaneous, unalloyed copper solids. |
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Copper Turnings shall consist of unalloyed copper turnings, grindings or borings, may be contaminated with cutting oils. |
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No.1 Bare Bright Copper Wire Scrap No.1 Bare Bright Copper Wire shall consist of bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 16 gauge . Similar to ISRI code BARLEY with the exception that no green wire is allowed. |
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No.1 Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of clean, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 16 gauge . Equivalent to ISRI code Berry |
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No.2 Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of clean unalloyed copper wire, free of hair wire, brittle burnt wire and excessive oils. minimum copper content of 94% remelt recovery rate. Equivalent to ISRI code Birch |
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No.1 Copper Wire Nodules shall consist of No 1 bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire nodules, from a chopping or shredding operation, not smaller than 16 gauge (B&S) . minimum copper content of 99% remelt recovery rate. Equivalent to ISRI code CLOVE |
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No.2 Copper Wire Nodules shall consist of No 2 unalloyed copper wire nodules, from a chopping or shredding operation. minimum copper content of 97% remelt recovery rate. Equivalent to ISRI code COBRA |
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No.1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap No.1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of plastic insulated unalloyed, uncoated (plated) copper wire, with the copper wire not smaller than 16 gauge (B&S). |
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No.2 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap No.2 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of assorted plastic insulated, unalloyed copper wire, free of heavy or double insulation. Included in ISRI code DRUID |
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No.3 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap No.3 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap shall consist of assorted plastic insulated, unalloyed copper wire, includes heavy or double insulation, plastic insulated telephone cable. Included in ISRI code DRUID |
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Copper/Aluminum BX Cable Scrap Copper/Aluminum BX Cable Scrap shall consist of plastic insulated copper wire, armor coated with an Aluminum casing. |
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Copper/Steel BX Cable shall consist of scrap plastic insulated copper wire, armor coated with an steel casing. |
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Copper/Fractional Electric Motor Scrap Copper/Fractional Electric Motors consists of electric motors & small copper coil windings from motors less than 1 horsepower in size. |
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Copper/Large Electric Motor Scrap Copper/Large Electric Motors consists of electric motors & large copper coil windings from motors larger than 1 horsepower in size. |
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Copper/Sealed Motors shall consist of sealed electric compressor motors derived from common Refrigerators & freezers. |
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Shredded Electric Motors (Shelmo) also known as Meatballs or Shredder Pickings consist of mixed copper-bearing material typically from ferrous shredding and may be comprised of motors without cases including motor armatures, motor stators, motor rotors, alternators, small transformers and copper coils. No free iron or sealed units. |
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Scrap Copper/Aluminum Rads shall consist of unalloyed copper tubing surrounded by aluminum cooling fins derived from typical heat exchange radiators. Equivalent to ISRI code TALK. |
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Copper Content shall consist of assorted materials that have a copper content of not less than 30% by weight, may include plating racks, armatures, comutators, laminated items, irony copper, electronic breakage, brittle burnt wires and copper scale. |
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Copper bearing wastes and residues collected from copper melting skimmings and slags, copper ashes and oxides, plating sludges and filter cakes |
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Other Scrap Copper should include any items or materials that are not included in any other copper grade. |