what can this metal be?

[whitesid]

i found it inside computer wires. it is not copper. i have pictures so you guys can see to. what do you think?

 

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[whitesid]

silver-clad

i have some more, maybe 5 ozs. you think its worth saving?

 

[pepperpump]

Hey White, it may very well be aluminium. Check it out and see. I have found a lot of that wiring in the past. Save it and sell it. It is all worth money.
Pepperpump

 

[whitesid]

i think it may be AL also. but i am unable to tell if it is Al or a silver clad like SWR stated.
i am going to save it. but just dont want to sell it for something its not

 

[pepperpump]

Trust me, I have seen alu. wire alot and that looks like it. Is it light or better yet, take a knife to it and scrap it. If it is alum., it will most likely scrap off. Let me know what you find.
Pepperpump

 

[MDING TOM]

i would say its alum. i find it all the time in vac., tv's, computer's, and so on. i'm taking some in tomorrow ill let u know what they give me for it tomorrow nite.

 

[goldsilverpro]

Looks like tin plated copper to me. This is common. Solid Al is also possible. Doesn't look white enough to be silver. Silver is the whitest metal there is. I doubt if it is aluminum coated, since I can't think of any way that that is possible.

 

[MDING TOM]

hi there me again the scrap yard wrote my wire down as alum. so ill say thats what u got.

 

[fiatboy]

Pure rhodium. You're rich.