Scrap Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators Prices in Pennsylvania
Track current Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) prices at scrap yards near Pennsylvania. Our data shows national averages ranging from $1.80 to $2.56 per pound.
Average Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) Price
- Low (up to $1.15): Floor price, typically for small loads.
- Mid ($1.15): A fair deal for standard quantities.
- High ($1.15+): Top-dollar rate. Offered for large commercial loads or by the most competitive buyers.
Pricing verified from 3 live board rates today.
Top Scrap Yards for Dirty ACR in in Pennsylvania
Local yards in in Pennsylvania adjust their boards daily based on the COMEX and current inventory needs. We recommend calling several facilities to confirm their specific pricing for Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) before hauling your load to the scale.
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Historical Price Trends for Dirty ACR
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Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR): Scrap Yard Price vs. World Market (COMEX)
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World market price (COMEX)
Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR): Spread vs. Exchange — Monthly History
| Period | World price (per lb) | Scrap yard price (per lb) | Spread vs. exchange |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 (current) | $5.764324 | $2.73 | -$3.04 (52.7%) |
| February 2026 | $5.880136 | $2.86 | -$3.02 (51.4%) |
| January 2026 | $5.894887 | $3.54 | -$2.36 (40%) |
| December 2025 | $5.497742 | $2.72 | -$2.78 (50.6%) |
| November 2025 | $5.064033 | $3.04 | -$2.03 (40%) |
| October 2025 | $5.050242 | $3.03 | -$2.02 (40%) |
| September 2025 | $4.662367 | $2.67 | -$2.00 (42.8%) |
| August 2025 | $4.477984 | $1.76 | -$2.72 (60.8%) |
| July 2025 | $5.482645 | $3.29 | -$2.19 (40%) |
| June 2025 | $4.883233 | $2.93 | -$1.95 (40%) |
| May 2025 | $4.686194 | $2.81 | -$1.87 (40%) |
| April 2025 | $4.654267 | $2.79 | -$1.86 (40%) |
| March 2025 | $4.919484 | $2.43 | -$2.49 (50.5%) |
| February 2025 | $4.558107 | $2.74 | -$1.82 (40%) |
| January 2025 | $4.269774 | $2.23 | -$2.04 (47.9%) |
| December 2024 | $4.157855 | $2.50 | -$1.66 (40%) |
| November 2024 | $4.199383 | $2.52 | -$1.68 (40%) |
| October 2024 | $4.431839 | $2.66 | -$1.77 (40%) |
| September 2024 | $4.292683 | $2.25 | -$2.04 (47.6%) |
| August 2024 | $4.121839 | $2.47 | -$1.65 (40%) |
| July 2024 | $4.375242 | $2.63 | -$1.75 (40%) |
| June 2024 | $4.491083 | $2.70 | -$1.80 (40%) |
| May 2024 | $4.75471 | $2.85 | -$1.90 (40%) |
| April 2024 | $4.363717 | $2.62 | -$1.74 (40%) |
| March 2024 | $3.983645 | $2.39 | -$1.59 (40%) |
| February 2024 | $3.801776 | $2.28 | -$1.52 (40%) |
| January 2024 | $3.811306 | $2.29 | -$1.52 (40%) |
| December 2023 | $3.871226 | $2.32 | -$1.55 (40%) |
| November 2023 | $3.720817 | $2.23 | -$1.49 (40%) |
| October 2023 | $3.609306 | $2.17 | -$1.44 (40%) |
| September 2023 | $3.759833 | $2.26 | -$1.50 (40%) |
| August 2023 | $3.776097 | $2.27 | -$1.51 (40%) |
| July 2023 | $3.8455 | $2.31 | -$1.54 (40%) |
| June 2023 | $3.804983 | $2.28 | -$1.52 (40%) |
| May 2023 | $3.751484 | $2.25 | -$1.50 (40%) |
| April 2023 | $4.007367 | $2.34 | -$1.66 (41.5%) |
| March 2023 | $4.02821 | $2.02 | -$2.01 (49.9%) |
| February 2023 | $4.06475 | $2.44 | -$1.63 (40%) |
| January 2023 | $4.115113 | $2.47 | -$1.65 (40%) |
| December 2022 | $3.820726 | $2.12 | -$1.70 (44.5%) |
| November 2022 | $3.674017 | $1.92 | -$1.75 (47.7%) |
| October 2022 | $3.430419 | $2.06 | -$1.37 (40%) |
| September 2022 | $3.455283 | $2.07 | -$1.38 (40%) |
| August 2022 | $3.616468 | $2.17 | -$1.45 (40%) |
| July 2022 | $3.4195 | $2.05 | -$1.37 (40%) |
| June 2022 | $4.118667 | $2.47 | -$1.65 (40%) |
| May 2022 | $4.257274 | $1.93 | -$2.32 (54.6%) |
| April 2022 | $4.649533 | $2.79 | -$1.86 (40%) |
| March 2022 | $4.707694 | $2.83 | -$1.88 (40%) |
| February 2022 | $4.502304 | $2.70 | -$1.80 (40%) |
| January 2022 | $4.4345 | $2.66 | -$1.77 (40%) |
| December 2021 | $4.332226 | $2.60 | -$1.73 (40%) |
| November 2021 | $4.367567 | $2.62 | -$1.75 (40%) |
| October 2021 | $4.432371 | $2.66 | -$1.77 (40%) |
| September 2021 | $4.2864 | $2.57 | -$1.71 (40%) |
| August 2021 | $4.302984 | $2.58 | -$1.72 (40%) |
| July 2021 | $4.347452 | $2.61 | -$1.74 (40%) |
| June 2021 | $4.388783 | $2.63 | -$1.76 (40%) |
| May 2021 | $4.618871 | $2.77 | -$1.85 (40%) |
| April 2021 | $4.192633 | $2.51 | -$1.68 (40%) |
| March 2021 | $4.084726 | $2.45 | -$1.63 (40%) |
| February 2021 | $3.861 | $2.32 | -$1.54 (40%) |
| January 2021 | $3.607435 | $2.16 | -$1.44 (40%) |
| December 2020 | $3.546903 | $2.13 | -$1.42 (40%) |
| November 2020 | $3.21755 | $1.55 | -$1.66 (51.7%) |
| October 2020 | $3.060177 | $1.84 | -$1.22 (40%) |
| September 2020 | $3.0352 | $1.82 | -$1.21 (40%) |
| August 2020 | $2.909726 | $1.75 | -$1.16 (40%) |
| July 2020 | $2.867581 | $1.72 | -$1.15 (40%) |
| June 2020 | $2.5983 | $1.56 | -$1.04 (40%) |
| May 2020 | $2.377403 | $1.43 | -$0.95 (40%) |
| April 2020 | $2.28595 | $1.37 | -$0.91 (40%) |
| March 2020 | $2.356968 | $1.41 | -$0.94 (40%) |
| February 2020 | $2.574707 | $1.54 | -$1.03 (40.1%) |
| January 2020 | $2.759935 | $1.66 | -$1.10 (40%) |
| December 2019 | $2.774145 | $1.67 | -$1.11 (39.9%) |
| November 2019 | $2.660717 | $1.60 | -$1.06 (40%) |
| October 2019 | $2.621613 | $1.57 | -$1.05 (40%) |
| September 2019 | $2.615533 | $1.57 | -$1.05 (40%) |
| August 2019 | $2.576597 | $1.55 | -$1.03 (40%) |
| July 2019 | $2.693468 | $1.62 | -$1.08 (40%) |
| June 2019 | $2.671833 | $1.60 | -$1.07 (40%) |
| May 2019 | $2.7395 | $1.64 | -$1.10 (40%) |
| April 2019 | $2.914283 | $1.75 | -$1.17 (40%) |
| March 2019 | $2.902032 | $1.74 | -$1.16 (40%) |
| February 2019 | $2.845929 | $1.71 | -$1.14 (40%) |
| January 2019 | $2.675468 | $1.45 | -$1.22 (45.6%) |
| December 2018 | $2.724823 | $1.48 | -$1.24 (45.7%) |
| November 2018 | $2.7578 | $1.65 | -$1.10 (40%) |
| October 2018 | $2.768435 | $1.66 | -$1.11 (40%) |
| September 2018 | $2.712817 | $1.63 | -$1.09 (40%) |
| August 2018 | $2.706081 | $1.62 | -$1.08 (40%) |
| July 2018 | $2.807597 | $1.65 | -$1.16 (41.3%) |
| June 2018 | $3.1238 | $1.61 | -$1.52 (48.6%) |
| May 2018 | $3.080177 | $1.85 | -$1.23 (40%) |
| April 2018 | $3.08635 | $1.85 | -$1.23 (40%) |
| March 2018 | $3.080758 | $1.85 | -$1.23 (40%) |
| February 2018 | $3.17875 | $1.91 | -$1.27 (40%) |
| January 2018 | $3.215161 | $1.93 | -$1.29 (40%) |
| December 2017 | $3.134855 | $1.88 | -$1.25 (40%) |
| November 2017 | $3.105817 | $1.86 | -$1.24 (40%) |
| October 2017 | $3.103887 | $1.86 | -$1.24 (40%) |
| September 2017 | $3.00865 | $1.80 | -$1.20 (40%) |
| August 2017 | $2.957097 | $1.77 | -$1.18 (40%) |
| July 2017 | $2.732484 | $1.64 | -$1.09 (40%) |
| June 2017 | $2.605467 | $1.56 | -$1.04 (40%) |
| May 2017 | $2.556677 | $1.53 | -$1.02 (40%) |
| April 2017 | $2.595367 | $1.56 | -$1.04 (40%) |
| March 2017 | $2.653452 | $1.59 | -$1.06 (40.1%) |
| February 2017 | $2.69925 | $1.62 | -$1.08 (40%) |
| January 2017 | $2.622903 | $1.57 | -$1.05 (40%) |
| December 2016 | $2.567774 | $1.54 | -$1.03 (40%) |
| November 2016 | $2.478267 | $1.49 | -$0.99 (40%) |
| October 2016 | $2.183833 | $1.19 | -$1.00 (45.6%) |
Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) Scrap Price History — Daily Data
A day-by-day market snapshot in exact numbers. Every day we aggregate buy prices from local scrap yards, recording the average, low, and high. Use this table to track real price movement over recent days.
| Date | Avg price (per lb) | Change | Range (Low/High) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/17/2026 | $1.15 / lb | +$0.15 | $1.15 - $1.15 |
| 12/12/2025 | $1.00 / lb | +$0.20 | $1.00 - $1.00 |
| 9/2/2025 | $0.80 / lb | +$0.30 | $0.80 - $0.80 |
| 8/8/2025 | $0.50 / lb | -$0.40 | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 3/17/2025 | $0.90 / lb | -$0.40 | $0.90 - $0.90 |
| 1/25/2025 | $1.30 / lb | +$0.05 | $1.30 - $1.30 |
| 9/8/2024 | $1.25 / lb | +$0.58 | $1.25 - $1.25 |
| 4/1/2023 | $0.67 / lb | +$0.17 | $0.67 - $0.67 |
| 12/3/2022 | $0.50 / lb | -$0.30 | $0.50 - $0.50 |
| 5/19/2022 | $0.80 / lb | +$0.05 | $0.80 - $0.80 |
| 5/16/2022 | $0.75 / lb | +$0.20 | $0.75 - $0.75 |
| 11/25/2020 | $0.55 / lb | +$0.15 | $0.55 - $0.55 |
| 1/4/2019 | $0.40 / lb | -$0.25 | $0.40 - $0.40 |
| 7/1/2018 | $0.65 / lb | +$0.10 | $0.65 - $0.65 |
Maximizing Profit on Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR)
When you are dealing with Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR), also known in the industry as dirty reefers or heaters, you are looking at units that still have steel brackets, plastic end tanks, or heavy solder attached. While clean Aluminum Copper Radiators (ACR) fetch a premium, the irony grade is the standard for units pulled directly from HVAC systems or vehicles without significant teardown. National scrap yard data indicates a pricing floor of $1.80 and a ceiling of $2.56, with a current national average of $2.20 per pound.
Why Prepping Dirty ACR Matters
The price gap between dirty and clean is substantial. If you leave the steel end plates or the plastic shrouds on, yards will consistently pay the lower irony rate. In fact, if you mistakenly sell a batch of clean ACR as Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR), you are looking at a potential loss of $1.74 per pound. Local buyers in in Pennsylvania use these margins to cover the labor costs of removing the non-metallic or steel contaminants themselves.
Yard Pro Tip: Before you toss that radiator in the irony bin, take a cordless sawzall and cut the steel ends off. If you remove those galvanized steel side rails and any plastic housing, you can often jump the grade to clean ACR. However, watch out for 'honeycomb' style radiators; if the fins are thin aluminum but the tubes are brass rather than copper, the yard will downgrade the entire load to a mixed radiator or brass price.
Common Sources and Market Benchmarks
You will find these units primarily in residential central air units, commercial HVAC rooftop systems, and some heavy-duty vehicle cooling systems. Because these contain both high-value copper and aluminum, they are highly sought after by secondary smelters. Our analytics show that current dirty ACR rates typically sit about 78.3% below the COMEX spot price for copper, accounting for the weight of the aluminum and the contamination from steel. For comparison, Aluminum Radiators (Clean) or Coolers & Condensers often trade in the [sm_metal_range]Aluminum Radiators (Clean)[/link] range, so knowing your specific alloy mix is key to not getting lowballed at the scale.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a radiator 'irony' instead of clean?
A radiator is classified as 'irony' or 'dirty' if it has any non-aluminum or non-copper attachments. This includes steel frames, iron bolts, plastic tanks, or rubber hoses. To get the clean price, the unit must be strictly copper tubes with aluminum fins and zero steel.
How is the price for Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators calculated?
The price is a composite based on the recovery value of the copper and aluminum. Yards take the COMEX copper price, subtract a percentage for the aluminum content, and then deduct for the weight of the steel 'irony' components. Currently, the national average is $2.20.
Is it worth it to clean my dirty ACR?
Generally, yes. If you have the tools, removing the steel ends can increase your payout significantly. If you leave it dirty, you are essentially paying the yard to do the labor for you through a lower price per pound.
Are automotive radiators the same as ACR?
Not always. Most modern car radiators are aluminum/plastic and don't contain copper. Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) specifically refers to units with copper tubing. If there is no copper inside, it should be sorted as an Aluminum Radiators (Clean) or irony aluminum load.
Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) scrap prices in Pennsylvania on the map
The map shows cities in Pennsylvania with Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) scrap prices. Click a marker or pick a city in the list below to see Irony Aluminum Copper Radiators (Dirty ACR) prices in that location.