As of september 2017 you can expect to sell copper wire for about 1 80 per pound.
Number 1 insulated copper wire.
Copper cable lugs and 3 ft.
Bare bright wire the color of the wire will be a faint orange yellow and bright color.
Once again this number can vary greatly around the country and will drop if the wire is double insulated.
Grades of icw scrap include copper 1 insulated wire number 2 copper insulated wire or number 3 insulated copper wire.
Latest price of 1 insulated wire is 1 60 1 80 per pound request mine.
Mike the scrapper shows you what is the difference in copper and the difference in cast aluminum and the other.
Current price of insulated copper wire.
1 insulated wire 1 insulated wire consists of copper wire or cable which is clean unalloyed uncoated and untinned.
Black plus 25 ft.
You can also call us at 1 800 317 junk 5865 and talk to one of our team members to get the updated price on scrap metal as well.
This is a handy rule to remember when making rough wire size estimations.
The wire itself will have a shine to it without any oil or shellac on the outside.
It is important to be informed about the price of icw and what grade copper wire you have.
The american wire gauge awg measurement system was designed with a purpose.
If wire is stranded each wire must be 1 16 or thicker.
Though insulation does not need to be stripped if it were the wire within should closely resemble bright shiny copper wire.
Improving the value of your wire.
It should also be plastic insulated of 16 gauge thickness or larger with all ends cut off.
Awg copper wire table size and data chart 100 degrees f.
1 insulated copper wire fluctuate so make sure to check the scrap prices copper on a daily basis.
For every three steps in the gauge scale wire area and weight per unit length approximately doubles.
1 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 250 300 350 400 500 600 750 1000 61 3 088 since 1992 wire weights per 1000 feet in pounds size 16 4 92 8 19 7 81 12 solid solid solid solid solid solid solid 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 37 37 37 37 37 61 61 50 00 79 50 126 40 200 90 12 40 19 80 31 43 12 70 20 16 32 06 51 81 129 162 205 258 326 411 518 653 772 926.
Insulated copper wire that is 16 gage or thicker 1 16 inch.
Don t forget that you can always go to our daily updated scrap copper pricing page to see the prices on 1 copper and 2 copper along with dozens of other metals.
2 copper wire the color of the wires from electric motors can range from a darker burnt orange color to reddish color.
Red 1 0 awg with 10 piece 3 8 in.