Wire & cable type · Louisiana
Aluminium wire buyers in Louisiana
Aluminium is not a lesser copper. It is a different market, and lots priced as if they were copper are the ones that go unsold.
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Sell aluminium wire in Louisiana
Aluminium conductor appears in Louisiana in three places: large service and feeder cable where weight and cost favour it, utility distribution cable in the URD and triplex forms, and bare overhead conductor such as ACSR and AAAC on the transmission and distribution system.
- Construction, size and footage, not weight alone
- Reel tags and jacket print travel with the lot
- Pickup planned around your site, not ours
Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
What this family covers 02
Aluminium wire we review in Louisiana
Each of those is a separate market with its own buyers. All three share one rule: aluminium is valued against aluminium, with the construction and the documented length doing the rest of the work.
Identification 03
What identifies aluminium wire
The facts that decide how a lot is read. Send what the reel says rather than a description from memory.
| Voltage | 600 V building and feeder cable through 500 kV bare overhead conductor |
|---|---|
| Forms | Insulated building wire, multi-conductor feeder, URD and triplex, bare ACSR and AAAC |
| Sizes we see | 6 AWG through 1000 kcmil insulated; ACSR from 4 AWG through 1,590 kcmil and larger |
| Alloys | 1350-H19 for ACSR and AAAC; EC grade for building wire and feeder |
| Condition markers | Oxidation, jacket damage, reel condition, and whether the conductor is bare or insulated |
| What identifies it | Print on insulated cable; stranding, diameter and reel tags on bare conductor |
If a detail is unknown, mark it unknown. A stated uncertainty is workable. A guess that turns out wrong costs everybody a second visit.
Constructions 04
Aluminium wire lots we buy
Read separately, because they are valued separately.
Aluminium building wire
XHHW and THHN aluminium from service and feeder work, read on size and footage.
Aluminium feeder assemblies
SER and multi-conductor aluminium feeders, valued with the assembly taken into account.
URD and triplex
Utility distribution aluminium, reviewed with the URD page where the construction is distribution cable.
Bare ACSR and AAAC
Overhead line conductor, reviewed on strand configuration and reel condition rather than insulation.
How a lot is read 05
How aluminium wire is evaluated
The first split is insulated versus bare. Insulated aluminium is read on construction, size and footage; bare overhead conductor is read on strand configuration, condition and reel length.
The second is documentation. Utility and cooperative stock usually has reel tags and records; contractor remainders usually do not, which is why the same alloy can be worth quite different amounts from two sellers.
Safety first. Bare overhead conductor on a live line is not removable by anyone but the utility. Never climb, cut or pull conductor from a structure to prepare a sale.
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Questions —
Aluminium wire questions
Is aluminium wire worth collecting?
Yes, especially in larger sizes and in full reels. The mistake is expecting a copper-equivalent price; aluminium is a separate market and is reviewed on its own terms.
Do you buy ACSR and AAAC?
Yes, as bare overhead conductor. Strand configuration, condition and reel length are the review points. Conductors from live lines must be released by the utility first.
Can aluminium and copper be sent as one lot?
They can be sent together, but separating the metals before the review produces a better result. Mixed lots are read conservatively.
What about aluminium with a steel core?
ACSR is exactly that, and it is normal. The steel core is accounted for in the review; it is not a defect.
Next step —
Send the aluminium wire lot
Include where the material sits and how it can be accessed. Photographs can follow by text to 614-715-3047.
Request a wire quote
A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.