Electric Cable Recycling

Electric Cable Recycling

Focusing on doing what is right for the environment isn’t always easy. Ensuring old cable is recovered and that you always get the best price is a case in point for many contractors

McGovern Metals of Ranelagh, Dublin 6 changes all that. We understand how frustrating it can be with the amount of time and effort required to achieve the best price for scrap cable, we have created a practical, hassle-free system that always guarantees you the top prices for your scrap electric cable.

Electrical contractors can also benefit from a cable drum recycling service and as always we will give you the top prices in Dublin for your cable drum scrap.

About Scrap Electric Cable

Commercial supplies of pure copper are used for the most critical of electrical applications such as the global production of fine and superfine enamelled electric wires. It is vitally imperative that the purity is reproducibly maintained to the highest standards every time in order to ensure the highest conductivity, consistent, and freedom from breaks during rod production and subsequent wire drawing. Because the applied enamel layers are thin but have to withstand voltage, they must have zero surface flaws; consequently the basis copper wire must have perfect surface quality. Primary copper of the best grade is used for producing the rod for this purpose. Uncontaminated recycled process scrap and other scrap that has been electrolytically refined back to grade ‘A’ quality can also be used.

Copper used for power cables is also drawn from high conductivity rod but to a much thicker size than finer wires. The quality requirements are therefore slightly less stringent. The presence of any undesirable impurities can cause problems such hot shortness, which results in expensive failures during casting and hot rolling. For the same reason, scrap containing such impurities can only be used for this purpose if well diluted with high quality copper.