stainless copper heatsink surprise

prob not new news to a lot but sure was to me today but got to the yard with almost 400lbs of mac g series flat heatsinks today. to lazy to post pic but its the ones that are rectangle mostly copper with a little bit of fins that are small about 2-3lbs of copper each and normally get $1.40lb. well go to start unloading and big boss comes out and says cant do that price but will do 0.25lb since they have stainless and of course I am like really no that's alu.
so with a little bit of fun with the torch to see if it would melt fast and nothing but to be sure another corner and nothing and with a sad look on my face, said well I will try and seperate it and be back or give up and be back either way lol maybe try and do a better price lol
so with a sad morning I learned something new today in the electronics cheap out game thanks apple for the empty wallet and scrap yard for the lesson lol

ya that's why I am trying to tear down cause its maybe 20% but more like 10 not letting juicy copper go with out trying at least or can save more and send a truck load out to a bigger buyer

go find another yard

It should not matter, you should still get radiator price for these.

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

It should not matter, you should still get radiator price for these.

My main yard use to pay copper aluminum radiator price for them. They have since started paying dirty aluminum or copper bearing (top tier .12 and .15 respectively). Manager indicated he could give me sheet aluminum (.48 top tier). That still sucks and I will be looking at my other yards for get rid of these.

My yard still takes them as copper/aluminum rads.

Originally Posted by travistemple202020

ya that's why I am trying to tear down cause its maybe 20% but more like 10 not letting juicy copper go with out trying at least or can save more and send a truck load out to a bigger buyer

I have a small toaster oven I heat them up to 400 then use welding gloves to drop them on the floor and they fall apart. CAUTION: IF THEY ARE LIQUID COOLED SNIP THE TUBES OR DRILL A HOLE IN THEM. SOME ARE LIQUID COOLED BUT DO NOT HAVE TUBES!

hhmmm its cold and a little dangerous and I find quit a few so I may try this with a fire ex and indeed cut the tubes open

I would get #3 Copper ($1.75/lb right now) at my yard for those if the contamination is around 10%.

air chisel works good for the ones with fins as well