Short answer: Armoured cable contains a steel armour layer as well as copper or aluminium cores and heavy sheathing, so it is heavy but the copper share can be modest, and some armoured cable has aluminium conductors, so you need to check the cores before assuming it is valuable, and handling it requires care because it is stiff and the cut armour is sharp.
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Cut a short section and see whether the conductors are copper or aluminium.
Heavy but not all copper
Steel armour and thick sheathing add weight that is not paid at the copper price.
Handle with care
Cut armour is sharp, so wear gloves and eye protection.
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