Tin Coated Copper

About Tin Coated Copper

How To Know Tin Coated Copper

Tin coated wire will have a silver coating around the copper and will not be magnetic. It will look like silver from the outside, but after looking at the core of the wire, you will see a reddish color. The tin coat will cause the price of tin coated copper to be around a #2 copper wire price compared to bare bright copper wire prices which will not have a tin coating.

The Tin Coated Copper Scrap Prices will be different so check with your scrap yards before just showing up..maybe you can get a few more cents by asking around.

Where To Learn The Price On Tin Coated Copper

Ask multiple scrap yards for their pricing for tin coated copper to get the best prices. Also be sure to keep your tin coated copper separated from other scrap metals. If you have a lot of tin coated copper wire can schedule a pick up of metals through the iScrap App’s container request form. Simply fill out the form and a yard near you will contact you with information on pick ups and pricing for tin coated copper.

Other Items To Sell With Your Copper

If you have tin coated copper that you are bringing to your local yard…then you will most likely be coming across a few other items like:

• THHN Wire
• Insulated Wire
• Bare Bright Wire
• Circuit Breakers
• Steel BX

Find a yard near you with the iScrap App and start scrapping today. See more Scrapping Videos here.