View Full Version : Market price of Sn 63 - Pb 37 solder
Adam10mm
08-26-2010, 01:53 AM
What is the market price of this solder per pound? It will be in scrap form (used), fluxed and made into clean ingots. There's at least 500lbs maybe a thousand available.
The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.
If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.
;)
Johnch
08-26-2010, 07:38 PM
The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.
If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.
;)
Same here
John
The last time I bought 63/37 it was around $3/lb, from Grangers.
If your price is similar, i'm interested in buying some more.
;)
Me too.
Adam10mm
08-28-2010, 02:06 AM
Did some more research. It's actually 99.3% tin and .6% copper, lead free solder.
There's about 30 or so 60lb ingots, so figure about 1,800 pounds of the stuff.
Did a search here and the tin price from a couple weeks ago is $9.75/lb. Figure that quantity is about $17,550 just the tin value (add a grand for the copper content value at $3.31/lb but at less than half pound I'd not pay attention to it).
Interesting.
jr81452
08-28-2010, 10:49 PM
How do you figure "a grand for copper content" when you only have 10.8lbs of copper? You would be at $17,430 assuming you could get lb prices for bulk Tin (which is not likely unless you want to be selling it for a long time).
Adam10mm
08-28-2010, 11:40 PM
OK so bad math. .06x1800= 108lbs times $3.37/lb is $363.96. So big deal. It's still $17,000 worth.
jr81452
08-29-2010, 03:54 AM
right but 0.006 x 1800= 10.8 which is what you actually have. 6/10th of 1%. I hate to burst your bubble, but it's more like $14,300 if you want to unload it all sometime this year. Still a nice chunk of change.
Adam10mm
08-29-2010, 10:50 AM
Well, tin content is 99.3% of 1800 pounds= 1,787.40 pounds at $9.75 per pound is still north of $17,000 at $17,427.15.
lwknight
08-30-2010, 02:56 AM
In order to get close to $10.00 per pound on tin , you will be selling to individuals for a very long time.
If you want to move it and get the money quick , expect less than half that price.
Adam10mm
08-30-2010, 10:45 AM
Not in any rush.
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