JF,
I used Kunifer brake tubing because it is used by Mercedes, Porsche
and military vehicles - I think it is 90% copper and 10% nickel. I
did see some tests a while back and they all said it was better than steel
At 02:46 PM 9/22/2009, J. F. Juhas wrote:
>FWIW, I recall reading, I think in one of Carrol Smith's books, that
>the prohibition on copper use in aero and automotive applications is
>that the soft copper moves with pressure and vibration, and
>thereafter work hardens and then cracks. Although his book didn't
>explain this, the copper alloys that seem to be the stuff of some
>non-corroding brake lines appear to be designed to prevent this work
>hardening characteristic.
>
>Not that any of this has to do with Kendall Oil....
>
>Barrie Robinson wrote:
>>
>>By the way, the reason the crowd condemned Kurnifer etc was that
>>people had been using plain jane copper tubing from Canadian Tire -
>>the stuff for household use - and that was illegal because it did
>>not meet standards !
>>
>>
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Barrie
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