Sell 1/0, 2/0, 3/0 and 4/0 Wire in Arizona

Aught-size wire we buy

If you want to sell 4/0 copper wire, identify the product before grouping it with other heavy cable. A reel of building wire, a flexible welding lead and a multiconductor feeder can share an aught-size conductor but serve different jobs. We buy all types of electrical wire and cable. The product type, size and footage affect the offer.

We buy copper and aluminum wire, new, unused, leftover or used, in full reels, partial reels, boxed coils, cut lengths and mixed lots. Send photos of the wire, tags and packaging, along with the estimated footage, and we will make an offer.

For an inventory that includes other gauges, the wire sizes we buy guide helps you sort the lot without combining unlike sizes.

Size chart and common uses

These are nominal conductor areas, not measurements across the insulation. The four sizes increase from 1/0 to 4/0. Product availability and permitted applications depend on the manufacturer and the actual listing.

This is an identification table, not a circuit-sizing chart. Ampacity also depends on conductor metal, insulation, terminals and installation conditions. Do not label an unknown reel by the breaker size from the job where it was intended to be installed.

Approximate conductor weight per foot

The following estimates exclude insulation, jackets and reels. They assume Class B stranded conductors. The copper calculation uses about 3.03 pounds per 1,000 feet per kcmil, with about 2 percent added for stranding. Aluminum is estimated at 0.30 times copper weight for the same area.

Actual manufacturer weights vary with conductor construction and tolerances. Fine-stranded welding cable needs its own specification. Do not use these bare-conductor estimates to infer footage from the gross weight of an insulated reel. The copper and aluminum weight chart explains that distinction across more sizes.

Read the slash and zero on the print line

AWG means American Wire Gauge. Below the aught sizes, a smaller AWG number means a larger conductor. After 1 AWG, the sequence continues through 1/0, 2/0, 3/0 and 4/0. These are spoken as one-aught through four-aught. You may also see them written 0, 00, 000 and 0000.

Kcmil means thousands of circular mils. MCM is the older notation for the same unit. Thus 250 MCM and 250 kcmil describe the same nominal area, but 4/0 is 211.6 kcmil, not 250 kcmil. Keep the printed size on your inventory rather than rounding to a neighboring product.

An illustrative marking such as 4/0 AWG CU THHN/THWN-2 600V identifies size, copper, wire type and voltage. 2/0 AWG AL XHHW-2 identifies aluminum instead. Exact wording and order vary. Record the brand, full type designation and date code if present.

For nearby sizes, separate 8 through 1 AWG wire from the aught reels and list 250 through 500 kcmil conductors in their own group.

Copper, aluminum and welding cable are different products

Copper THHN and THWN-2 building wire commonly has PVC insulation with a nylon outer covering. A dual THHN/THWN-2 marking matters because it identifies both ratings. Do not report only THHN if the full marking is readable.

Aluminum XHHW-2 wire uses cross-linked polyethylene insulation. Southwire's specification identifies compact-stranded AA-8176 aluminum alloy conductors. Compaction affects outside diameter, so a diameter comparison alone cannot establish the size or metal.

welding cable and DLO cable should be listed by their actual product markings. For example, Southwire's Excelene welding cable uses flexible bare copper strands and EPDM insulation. Its welding designation is not a THHN listing. Flexibility or a voltage marking alone does not make a cable suitable for every feeder application.

Continuous footage matters more than total footage

There is no universal minimum length or quantity. We need to know how much continuous wire remains, not just the sum of all pieces. Continuous footage and individual cut lengths affect the offer. List every cut length separately, and describe uncertain footage as an estimate.

Matching reels help a buyer assemble a usable set. Keep size, metal, wire type, color and footage together on your inventory. Photograph colored insulation and any stripes, but use the print line to identify the product. Keep different brands or constructions in separate rows even if all are marked 4/0.

Size affects which installations can use the wire, not a fixed resale ranking. A larger conductor does not automatically receive a stronger offer. Readable tags, continuous lengths, matching reels, manufacture date and current product demand all affect the offer. Avoid shortening good lengths just to make the lot easier to count.

Arizona project closeouts and outdoor storage

Aught-size feeders are relevant to electrical-intensive construction. Intel describes building two factories and modernizing an existing fab at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler. That is specific Arizona project context, not evidence that Intel supplies wire to us or that a particular conductor size is available there.

If your unused reels came from a feeder-package change or job closeout, keep the purchase order or release paperwork with the inventory. Before photographing reels stored outdoors in Arizona, check the exposed wraps and reel flanges. Disclose sun exposure, water and jacket damage rather than showing only the protected side. These conditions affect the offer.

Photos that resolve an aught-size lot

Send a close view of the size and complete print line, the reel tag, each reel's remaining wraps, and the whole lot. Include any existing exposed conductor end so copper, aluminum and strand construction can be checked. Show damaged areas separately.

Use the offer form to send those photos with continuous footage, packaging and the Arizona pickup location. We confirm who is selling and keep simple paperwork, such as an invoice, purchase order, job closeout paperwork or company letter, plus the name of the person releasing the material. These details let us review the actual product rather than guess from a photo of a large black cable.