Couprio nickel were is a buyer?

Ok breaking down a ice machine again. Does any. One know a buyer for the nickel plated copper refrigeration coil. Aka cuprio nickel, other than number 2 copper? Tim. viseo7class@gmail.com

Jeeze buddy, #2 copper is about the best you can get for scrap for base metal. I would say that unless you are selling it as parts, that is probably the best you will do. Copper is worth way more than nickel and you are getting copper price for it, and it ain't clean bare bright.

Originally Posted by hills

Technically, the nickel spot price is a good bit higher than copper but *whatever*. Not that important.

I use the copper nickel alloy for brake lines. It's a good bit expensive to buy but it's a permanent fix. You'll never have another brake line failure for as long as you own the vehicle. Much easier than steel to work with as well. Interesting that it's used in refrigeration too.



Have to wonder if it should even go in the #2 though. It's kind of an oddball alloy. Maybe it should be kept off by itself ? Inform the yard and let them decide if they want to buy it or not ? Seems like it would be the most honest thing to do.

Not from what I found....

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...31.WCMp8whbuQY

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...39.eANngKal3mc

You're lucky your yard lets you bleed it in to your number 2. Without a large enough quantity to sell on its own to a mill that nickel content is just contamination and considerably higher than the % allowed for number 2 Cu.

Bronze???

Originally Posted by t00nces2

Not from what I found....

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...31.WCMp8whbuQY

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...39.eANngKal3mc

Good point T. It's only worth what you can get for it.

I was going by copper and nickel spot prices at Kitco. About 2.79 & 6.39 /lb respectively.