What is a refrigeration compressor made of?

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asked Oct 6, 2018 in Other-Home/Garden by rachclar (390 points)
What is a refrigeration compressor made of?

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answered Oct 6, 2018 by Larry S (42,350 points)
Refrigerator compressors are made from the steel for the casing and steel for the motor.

The winding's for the refrigerator compressor motor is usually made from copper wire while sometimes refrigerator compressors can contain aluminum.

Most refrigerator compressors that I cut open for scrap contain copper wire but a few have contained aluminum wire for the winding's.

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