Top 5 Copper Scrap Grades Explained

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Bare Bright Copper

Bare Bright Copper

This is the highest-value copper grade. It must be bare, uncoated, and unalloyed wire not thinner than 16 gauge.

No. 1 Copper Wire & Tubing

No. 1 Copper Wire & Tubing

Consists of clean, unalloyed copper wire, tubing, and sheets. Must be free of solder, paint, and burnt insulation.

No. 2 Copper Joint Scrap

No. 2 Copper Joint Scrap

Contains solder, paint, or oxidation. Typically copper pipes with brass fittings or burnt wires from motors.