Insulated Copper Wire 83%
Thickest insulated cable yielding roughly 83% copper.
$12.00per kgcall for more
An indicative rate, not a quote. What we pay turns on the grade, how clean the load is and how much of it there is — ring us and we will price the metal you actually have. Guide updated 20 October 2026.
What this grade accepts
- Very heavy power cable
What it does not
- Aluminium core
Where it usually comes from
- Industrial distribution
How to prepare it
None required.
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About Insulated Copper Wire 83%
The 83% band is the highest insulated grade we buy — very heavy single-core cable with a thin jacket, where almost all of the weight is copper.
This is typically transformer tails, main feed cable and heavy industrial runs. Because the recovery is so high, the rate sits close to bare copper, and it is often not worth stripping it yourself: the labour rarely beats the difference, and hand-stripping heavy cable is how people damage their hands.
Bring it whole, and we will assess it on the actual conductor size rather than a rule of thumb.
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