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No. 1 COPPER WIRE
Shall consist of No. 1 bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper
wire, not smaller than No. 16 B & S wire gauge.
Green copper wire and hydraulically compacted
material to be subject to agreement between buyer
and seller.
No. 1 COPPER WIRE
Shall consist of clean, untinned, uncoated, unalloyed
copper wire and cable, not smaller than No. 16 B
& S wire gauge, free of burnt wire which is brittle.
Hydraulically briquetted copper subject to agreement.
No. 2 COPPER WIRE
Shall consist of miscellaneous, unalloyed copper
wire having a nominal 96% copper content (minimum
94%) as determined by electrolytic assay.
Should be free of the following: Excessively leaded,
tinned, soldered copper wire; brass and bronze wire;
excessive oil content, iron, and non-metallics; copper
wire from burning, containing insulation; hair wire;
burnt wire which is brittle; and should be reasonably
free of ash. Hydraulically briquetted copper subject
to agreement.
No. 1 HEAVY COPPER
Shall consist of clean, unalloyed, uncoated copper
clippings, punchings, bus bars, commutator segments,
and wire not less than 1/16 of an inch thick, free of
burnt wire which is brittle; but may include clean copper
tubing. Hydraulically briquetted copper subject to
agreement.
No. 2 COPPER
Shall consist of miscellaneous, unalloyed copper
scrap having a nominal 96% copper content (minimum
94%) as determined by electrolytic assay.
Should be free of the following: Excessively leaded,
tinned, soldered copper scrap; brasses and bronzes;
excessive oil content, iron and non-metallics; copper
tubing with other than copper connections or
with sediment; copper wire from burning, containing
insulation; hair wire; burnt wire which is brittle; and
should be reasonably free of ash. Hydraulically briquetted
copper subject to agreement.
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