I got to thinking is wire the heaviest form of copper or is it pipes or something else i dont know about?? I always thought wire was heavy untill i got a scale and started weighing it =(. So im gona say pipes are heavier than wire?
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I got to thinking is wire the heaviest form of copper or is it pipes or something else i dont know about?? I always thought wire was heavy untill i got a scale and started weighing it =(. So im gona say pipes are heavier than wire?
I mean the weight of copper stays about the same lol. By the density of pre-processed scrap materials in my experience copper solids and copper sheet make for the heaviest gaylords followed by bare bright and Cu motor/transformer windings
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1 pound of copper wire = 1 pound of copper pipe.
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It's the airspace between the individual pieces.
I can fit 50 lbs of bare bright into a 12"x12"x6" box with all of the individual strands being straight and laid together neatly.
I can fit 50lbs of brass into the same 12x12x6 box because the metal is denser.
I need a 12"x12"x12" box for 50 lbs of motor windings cause the strands go every which way and there's a lot more air space between the individual strands.
I'll try the plumbing copper in the same 12x12x12 box this weekend and see how it goes.
Edited to add: I did up the plumbing copper and it was the same as the motor windings.
Six of one or half dozen or another ... it's the same density and weight.
Last edited by hills; 08-22-2020 at 05:11 PM.
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i remove the copper pieces that are found in the centre of some PC heatsinks- quite dense & heavy
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In my experience it seems that buckets of a/c coil noodles usually weigh the most compared to wire, pipes and tube
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Well i fit 60lbs of shiny wire in a 5gal bucket had to step on it though lol. I managed to only fit 5lbs of num 2 wire in a 5 gal bucket it must take up more space than wire i can coil around the bucket haha. So im at 70lbs 6lbs of num 1 wire also.
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Yeah, the #2 copper motor windings are kinda fluffy.
I rigged up a 10" x 10" metal foot on my wood splitter to help pack them down.
Don't know if anyone has seen a kitchen size under-counter trash compactor, but it's the same basic idea.
20 tons of compressive force helps pack a lot of fluffy stuff into a small space.
Uggg ... Uggg...Uggg..... More Power !
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Wow cool nice tool time reference lol. Yeah funny how wire works lol.
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