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Hello, I do very small amounts of scrapping. Mostly saving copper from wire that is destined for the trash. A few times while stripping the wire I come across silver looking wire instead of the copper I want/expect. Sometimes it is on the outside of the inner casing of rubber after stripping off the most outer layer of rubber. What is this metal? Is it worth keeping? Thanks!
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Welcome to the Forum. Your "silver-looking" wire is aluminum. Not worth as much - you'll probably get 0.57 to 0.75/lb, depending on where you are. You'll have to decide if it's worth it. It takes a lot of aluminum to make a pound. Learn the difference between sheet, cast and extrusion aluminum.
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