Metals Page

#1 Copper	Clean uncontaminated with no paint, solder, insulation, dirt, etc. Can be tubing or wire. wire must be thicker than a pencil lead.
#2 Copper	Any copper that has paint, dirt, solder, corrosion, etc. Insulated copper is not accepted as #2 copper. Can be tubing or wire. Wire under pencil lead thickness is accepted.
Bright and shiny #1 copper	wire that is not weather corroded or burned, must be shiny in its appearance. With no contamination in any form. And must be thicker than a pencil lead. (10 Ga.)
Aluminum Cans (ubc's)	Any aluminum beverage container that has been emptied of its contents and is uncontaminated in any form.
Extruded Aluminum	Consisting of window frames, door frames, structural type aluminum, with no contamination i.e., nails, screws, staples, putty, paint, weather stripping, foam, etc. Must be 6063 series or better grade.
Painted Extruded Aluminum	As per regular extruded, may contain small amounts of paint, caulking, weather stripping, dirt, etc.
Clip Aluminum	Most common grade of aluminum, must be free of contamination, paint, nails, screws, etc. (clip...bar stock, solids, chunks, rolled structural shapes).
Painted Clip Aluminum	As per regular clip, may contain small amounts of paint, machine oil, dirt, tape, etc.