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Bare Bright
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#1 Copper Wire
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bare bright is a thick copper wire which has had its insulation stripped off.
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#1 copper wire is bare bright with the insulation burnt off
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#1 MCM
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#1 Pipe or Tubing
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#1 Insulated
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#1 MCM is bare bright with the insulation still on. Typical recovery is 85% or higher.
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#1 tubing is a tube of copper with no impurities such as paint or solder.
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#1 insulated wire is building wire, control cable, etc. When the insulation is removed the copper must be bare and uncoated. The typical recovery is 70% copper.
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#2 MCM
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# 2 Tube/Pipe
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#2 Insulated
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#2 MCM is the same as #1 MCM except the copper is tin coated.
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#2 tube and pipe is like #1 tube and pipe. The exception is #2 can have soldered joints and paint.
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#2 insulated is communications cable, lamp cord, wiring harnesses, ect. The conductor can be bare or coated. Typical recovery is 55%.
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Sheet Copper
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Bare Heliax
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Coated Heliax
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Sheet copper is as its name states a sheet of copper. Some uses are roofing, kick panels for doors, backsplash behind ovens or stoves.
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Bare Heliax has no outer coating. Outer shell of copper, followed by a thick ring of foam and another thin layer of copper in the center.
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Coated Heliax has an outer coating, then a thin layer of copper, followed by a thick ring of foam and another thin layer of copper in the center.
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copper bearing
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Copper bearing is copper/aluminum and other radiator ends. Other items include motor stators & other products where the copper content is 30% or greater.
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