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    American Wire Gauge, AWG Cable Size Description for Copper Wire Cable


    http://www.indianmetals.com/categori...opperspec.html

    No.1 Bare Bright Copper Wire
    No.1 Bare Bright Copper Wire shall consist of bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 16 gauge

    No.1 Copper Wire Scrap
    No.1 Copper Wire shall consist of clean, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 16 gauge



    No.2 Copper Wire Scrap
    No.2 Copper Wire shall consist of clean unalloyed copper wire, free of hair wire, brittle burnt wire and excessive oils
    • minimum copper content of 94% remelt recovery rate.

    No.1 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
    No.1 Insulated Copper Wire shall consist of plastic insulated unalloyed, uncoated (plated) copper wire, with the copper wire not smaller than 16 gauge (B&S).

    No.2 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
    No.2 Insulated Copper Wire shall consist of assorted plastic insulated, unalloyed copper wire, free of heavy or double insulation.

    No.3 Insulated Copper Wire Scrap
    No.3 Insulated Copper Wire shall consist of assorted plastic insulated, unalloyed copper wire, includes heavy or double insulation, plastic insulated telephone cable.

    Copper/Aluminum BX Cable Scrap
    Copper/Aluminum BX Cable shall consist of plastic insulated copper wire, armor coated with an Aluminum casing.

    Copper/Steel BX Cable Scrap
    Copper/Steel BX Cable shall consist of plastic insulated copper wire, armor coated with an steel casing.

    Scrap Bare Aluminum Wire
    Bare Aluminum Wire shall consist of clean aluminum wire free of iron or insulation.

    Scrap Insulated Aluminum Wire
    Insulated Aluminum Wire shall include plastic insulated aluminum wire, must be free of iron.

    Scrap Supported Aluminum Cable
    Supported Aluminum Cables shall include multi strand heavy gauge aluminum wire twisted around a single stand of steel wire.

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