This European Standard specifies characteristics, chemical composition and metal yield of new and old scrap recovered from wire or cable of unalloyed aluminium with a chemical composition not less than 99,5 % aluminium, or of defined aluminium alloys.
Example
New scrap from manufacturing of cables and wires.
Old scrap from used aluminium cables obtained from dismantling of electrical lines.
BS EN 13920-3:2003 history
2003BS EN 13920-3:2003 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Scrap - Wire and cable scrap