Because you are using scrap metal rather than iron that is needed
Yes
You could use a magnet - if you have one!
No, they won't. Copper, while it is a good conductor of electricity, is not a ferromagnetic material, and a magnet won't be magnetically attracted to it. (They will stick to anything if you use enough glue!)
Even in its pure form, iron is stronger than copper (although copper doesn't rust the way iron does) and iron is also used in making various kinds of steel which are much stronger than iron, and incomparably stronger than copper. Copper can also be used in alloys which are stronger than pure copper, such as brass and bronze, however, even the strongest copper alloy is much weaker than steel. Copper is much more electrically conductive than steel, and along with its greater flexibility and resistance to chemical corrosion, this makes it much better for wiring than iron or any iron alloy would be. So for each metal, there are particular uses. . Bronze (an alloy of mostly copper with up to 23% tin) is a much stronger metal than iron. This is why during the early iron age, the Roman foot soldiers were issued iron swords but their commanders had bronze swords.
No. However if your talking about spent ammo cases, there are many .223, 7.65x39, and other military rounds that use steel cases. They can be picked up with a magnet. Never try to reload steel cases though!
Yes
Because you are using scrap metal rather than iron that is needed
By using scrap iron, you are not using iron which can be used elsewhere, like in buildings. It also saves money on sourcing and extracting new iron.
It is more simple to obtain steel from scraps comparing with the extraction of minerals from a mine.
Steel investment foundries make use of iron scrap
They are used everyday to move scrap iron around the scrap yard...
you can use magnetic separation by passing a magnet through the copper and iron
There are many different types of scrap metals - There is ferrous (iron, steel HMS) and non ferrous scrap metals (copper, aluminum, zinc, etc.). You need to specify the type of scrap metal you have in order to obtain proper pricing. Copper for example is around $3.50 cents for bare brite copper whereas Scrap Steel #1 Busheling is around $450.00 gt Use a magnet to quickly identify your scrap metals - ferrous take to a magnet, non ferrous do not
The student tested his theory using electromagnets, an iron bar, and a piece of copper coil.
copper and iron
Iron is used in electricity in many different ways. For example, it is used in fuel cells by using an iron-based molecule. This in turn makes them more economical.
Iron needs to be heated to a much higher temperature to find and mold