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Knowing the different grades of Copper Scrap helps to determine the best price when selling or buying Copper Scrap for better profits.
Copper Scrap is the most valuable scrap metal commonly used in constructions, motors, industrial machinery, and electronics that can be recycled and reformed without losing its quality. And now, Copper Scrap recycling business is thriving.
Copper Scrap comes in various grades, priced differently according to the percentage of copper content it has. Understanding the different grades of Copper Scrap helps to determine the best price when selling or buying Copper Scrap for better profits. There are six categories of Copper Scrap grades. They are as follows.
• No.1 Copper Wire Scrap (ISRI Code BARLEY or BERRY)
• No.2 Copper Wire Scrap (ISRI Code BIRCH)
• No.3 Copper Scrap or Sheet Copper Scrap (ISRI Code DREAM)
• Insulated Copper Wire Scrap (ISRI Code DRUID or DROID)
• Copper Solids & Tubings Scrap (ISRI Code CANDY)
• Copper Wire Scrap Nodules (ISRI Code CLOVE)
This article focuses on different grades of Copper scraps and the various sources to collect the copper scraps. Let’s look at them in detail and know about their current market price in the US, Canada, and India.
One of the most valuable and highly paid grade of Copper Scrap is Bare Bright Copper Scrap or No.1 Copper Wire Scrap. Bare Bright Copper Scrap is identified by its “Bright & Shiny” appearance; it is clean and bare of insulation. Bare Bright Copper Scrap comes under the category of ISRI Code BARLEY and BERRY.
If you come across any wires or cables at your home, you can strip the insulation off to find the bare bright copper inside. You can make more money out of that when you sell it in a scrap yard or recycling center.
You can collect copper wires from the yoke of the old TV & monitors containing a series of weaved copper wires. These copper wires appear to be bright and shiny and considered Bare Bright Copper Scrap or No.1 Copper Wire Scrap.
If the Copper Wire has burnt slightly or dirty, you can keep that copper wire separately as this kind of Copper Wire Scrap is priced less than bare and shiny copper. Dirty copper wire scrap falls under the category of ISRI Code BIRCH – No.2 Copper Wire Scrap.
While I write this article, No.1 Copper Wire Scrap is trading at
Bare Bright Copper Scrap Price (Canada): 4.93 CAD/lbs
No.1 Copper Wire Scrap Price (US): 3.85 USD/lbs
No.1 Copper Wire Scrap Price (South India): Rs.568/KG
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No.2 Copper Wire Scrap is identified by its dirty appearance and has contamination. No.2 Copper Wire Scrap is priced less than No.1 Copper Wire Scrap as it consists of burnt copper wire. This category mainly includes motor winding wires of electrical products like the mixer, wet grinder, electrical fan, cable wire, telephone wire, house wiring cables, etc.
Usually, the Copper wire enameled in the old motors is slightly burnt. The burnt or flamed copper wires are considered No.2 Copper Wire Scrap (ISRI Code – BIRCH). Old electric motors from AC/HVAC units have insulated copper wire in the form of the coil winding. You can collect a huge amount of No.2 Copper wire scrap from electric motors, transformers, and generators. The copper windings are the most valuable in the scrap motors. If you dismantle the old Electric motors, you can make cash out of those copper wires.
You can also scrap your End-of-Life Vehicle for copper as it consists of Copper wiring especially, Copper electric motor and the wiring ‘harness’ that connects the lights and motors. All these copper wires can be categorized as No.2 Copper Wire Scrap.
As of today, No.2 Copper Wire Scrap is trading at
No.2 Copper Wire Scrap Price (US): 3.29 USD/lbs
No.2 Copper Wire Scrap Price (Canada): 4.46 CAD/lbs
No.2 Copper Wire Scrap Price (South India): Rs.515/KG
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No.3 Copper Scrap is the lowest grade of Copper Scrap and shall consist of miscellaneous, unalloyed thin gauged Copper Scraps such as sheet copper, gutters, downspouts, kettles; boilers containing a high level of solder or paint contaminants. According to ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular 2020, No.3 Copper Scrap or Light Scrap is categorized under the ISRI Code “DREAM.”
No.3 Copper Scrap is valued much lower because of the amount of tar and paint on it. When processing No.3 Copper Scrap for reuse, the paint or tar needs to be burned, and it is a much more involved process. If you are renovating your old house or dismantling any buildings, don’t forget to scrap the Copper roofing and gutters.
Sheet Copper Scrap Price (US): 3.05 USD/lbs
No.3 Copper Scrap Price (Canada): 4.36 CAD/lbs
Insulated Copper Wire Scrap consists of bare and unalloyed Copper cables larger than 16 gauge with various types of insulation. If you remove the insulation, the Copper wire resembles No.1 Copper Wire Scrap grade (ISRI Code – BARLEY). According to ISRI Scrap Specifications Circular 2020, Insulated Copper Wire Scrap is categorized under the ISRI Code “DRUID or DROID.”
Copper wiring is highly used for power distribution at residential houses, industries, buildings, schools, offices, etc. Insulated copper wire scraps are highly supplied by electricians or electrical contractors. The left-over insulated Copper wires can be collected from electrical contractors and can be recycled. Also, if you are renovating your old house or offices, you can collect insulated copper wiring for scrap.
Insulated Copper wire can also found in ground electrical systems, telecommunications wiring, electronic circuitry, and countless types of electrical equipment.
Many electronics have wires on the outside, but when opening up, we can find more insulated wires and, they are most probably copper wires. In VCRs, DVD players, you can find thinner Insulated Copper Wires. You can sell the insulated wire scraps in scrapyards as they contain copper inside. Insulated Copper Wire Scraps fall under the category of ISRI Code – DRUID or DROID (No.1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap). You can also find Copper wiring in standard telecommunication wires, extension cords, and electronics outlets that can be cut off and recycled.
Large electronic appliances at your home such as refrigerators, freezers, dryers, washer machines, dishwashers, ovens, and other electronic devices have a thicker insulated wire. You can scrap this Insulated Wire as they are copper wiring and sell it in scrap yards as Insulated Copper Wire Scrap comes under the category of ISRI Code – DRUID.
Small electronic appliances in your house have insulated copper wire inside and outside of them. For example, coffee makers, AC units, fans, blenders, and toasters have insulated copper wire. All this Insulated Copper Wire Scrap falls under the ISRI Code – DROID. Even our Mobile charger and handheld games have copper insulated wire.
Copper Cable Scrap Price (Mumbai): Rs.730/KG
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Similar to Bare Bright Copper Wire, Copper Tubings & Solids is the second most profitable grade of Copper Scrap. Copper Tubings and Solids Scrap is clean and free of any impurities like brass fittings, steel, plastic, paint, solder, and other materials but shows few signs of corrosion. Copper Tubings & Solids Scrap comes under the ISRI Code CANDY or CLIFF.
The most common example of Copper Solids & Tubings is plumbing pipes and water line pipes. Copper Solids and Tubings Scrap are highly supplied by plumbers, demolition contractors, mechanical & HVAC contractors.
If you’re a contractor or plumber and have a lot of copper piping from plumbing fixtures, you can cut those brass fittings & tin solder off from the ends of the Copper tubing and make more money out of it as they are considered No.1 Copper Tubings Scrap (ISRI Code – CANDY).
What to do with solder and brass-fitting copper tubings? Copper tubings and solids with brass fittings or tin solder are considered No.2 Copper Tubing Scrap (ISRI Code – CLIFF). No.2 Copper tubing Scrap is priced less because processing them takes a long time and needs more refinement as more impurities are attached.
You can also collect Copper tubing’s from home heating (traditional and radiant), fuel gas (natural gas and LP gas) distribution, refrigerant line, medical gas delivery in hospital, solar energy systems, fire sprinklers, air conditioning systems (AC radiators), compressed-air systems, and cryogenic systems, etc. All these kinds of copper tubing also come under No.1 Copper Tubing & Solids.
Copper Heavy Scrap Price (Mumbai): Rs.717/KG
Copper Wire Nodules consist of unalloyed Copper Wire Scrap nodules that are by-products of a shredding or chopping process. Copper Wire Scrap Nodules have a minimum copper content of 99%.
If you have a copper manufacturing/recycling plant, while chopping or shredding the Copper Wire scraps including, insulated copper wire scrap, you can find small nodule-shaped copper scraps. Those Copper Nodules have 99% copper content and, they are considered No.1 Copper Wire Scrap Nodules under the ISRI Code CLOVE. Remember, No.1 Copper Wire Scrap Nodules must be free of any kinds of impurities. If the Copper Wire Scrap Nodules are dirty in appearance and have some metal impurities, you can sell them separately as they are priced less than No.1 Copper Wire Nodules and considered as No.2 Copper wire Scrap Nodules (ISRI Code – COBRA). If the metal impurities were found to be more than usual, they are considered as No.3 Copper Wire Scrap Nodules (ISRI Code – COCOA).
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