High-Purity Aluminum Wire Scrap (99.7%)

Aluminium wire scrap is recovered conductor and wire from industrial sources, cleaned and baled for remelting. It melts at 660.37 C with a density of 2.702 g/cm3, both well below copper, which is why aluminium scrap is often chosen for secondary smelting where furnace energy per tonne of recovered metal is the deciding cost.

The recovery rate of a bale depends on what else is in it. Paint, paper wrap, steel core wire and insulation all report to the dross rather than the melt, and a buyer paying for gross weight is paying for that fraction too. Clean, sorted and baled material keeps the metal-to-dross ratio predictable, which is the property that makes a scrap lot easy to price.

Recovered aluminium wire is remelted into secondary alloys and castings for:

• Automotive components and lightweight structural parts
• Electrical and electronic housings
• Transportation and packaging applications
• Secondary aluminium alloy production
• Deoxidation in steelmaking

The 99.7% minimum purity figure covers recovered wire from unalloyed conductor. Alloy wire, ACSR core steel and insulated cable all fall outside it, so a lot should be described by what it actually contains rather than by the purity figure alone.

Useful details to state in an enquiry: whether the wire is bare or insulated, whether steel core is present, the bale dimensions and weight your furnace or unloading equipment accepts, the tonnage, and the destination port. Each of these affects both the recovery rate and the freight, so they are settled at quotation stage.

Material is cleaned, sorted and baled. Bale size and density determine how much loads per container, so they are agreed with the quotation and stated on the packing list rather than assumed from a standard figure.

Every lot ships with a certificate of analysis stating the full chemical composition, produced under an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. That is more than the headline purity figure: it is the residual elements that decide whether two lots at the same stated purity behave the same way in your process.

You can nominate an independent inspection agency — SGS and BV are the two we handle most often — for pre-shipment sampling, weight verification and container sealing. The report is issued to you rather than to us, and you are equally welcome to send your own representative.

Standard export documentation covers the commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin and bill of lading, alongside the chemical composition report. If your market requires an additional declaration, tell us at quotation stage rather than after the container is sealed. See the terms of service for how inspection and claims are handled.