If you're asking about melt values : Check out www.coinflation.com ... it has up to date price indexes for copper, nickel, zinc and silver. Updated daily. If you're asking for building supplies, I paid $57 for a 250 FT spool of 14/2 not more than a few months ago.
The price of copper today is $3.43 a pound. The price of silver today is $12.90 an ounce. Copper is much cheaper.
castings made from copper alloy are a higher grade of copper than the copper in wire. Also, the insulation on the copper wire needs to be removed,
It is not recommended to boil the plastic off copper wire as this can release harmful fumes into the air. It is safer to use a wire stripper or cutter designed for this purpose to remove the plastic insulation from copper wire.
Hot copper wire gives off no fumes.However if you are talking about insulated copper wire, the insulation will give off fumes. Depending on the type of insulation it can be anywhere from totally safe to deadly!
Yes you can but it would no longer be clean copper so price may change
4.10 a pound
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Generally speaking, the copper is the wire. If it is coated, it can be stripped in small sections, but if you need to get rid of a large amount of plastic insulation, you will have to find some safe way to burn it off. Safe, in this context, means in a place where the fumes ( which are toxic ) won't bother anyone, and the metal can be removed without danger- preferably after it has cooled.
how much copper is in copper wire
As of Aug 18, 2008 No 1 bare brite copper wire is around $3 per pound No 1 copper wire scrap is around $2.87 per pound Copper turning are around $2.28 per lb
The going price for scrap copper varies depending on what is. Bare wire, copper tubing, flashing, etc. Pure bare copper was $328 per hundredweight in February 2013. For more cost of copper follow the related link below.
No. Copper wire is a solid