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Does copper have lead in it?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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"Scrap" copper destined for recycling (i.e., water tube, gutters, etc.) may have solders that contain lead but new copper sheet, strip, etc. does not.

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Lead sticks very well to copper.

A lead+tin solder was used for soldering components to copper PCB traces for decades.

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