electric clothes iron

[AdamsSamoa]

I took apart an old clothes iron. My magnet will not stick to the bottom of it. Is it AL?

[Dr. Cadmium]

Usually this piece is aluminum. However, the heating element is often embedded within, and it can have magnetic sections.

[AdamsSamoa]

Roger. The part that touches the clothes is non magnetic the part that would be in the iron is magnetic. I thought it odd.

[hobo finds]

You should be able to get dirty alum price for it

[AGgressive Metal]

Typically any consumer thing having to do with high-heat like hair straighteners, coffee pot heaters, irons, etc will have some aluminum because its a good heat conductor and much cheaper than copper.

[hobo finds]

Yep! Some things just go in with the dirty alum pile. Too much to break down for little reward. Coffee plates is a good example