From: "Robert M. Bownes III" <bownes@aule-tek.com>
I feel Bad about Copper. But I'm a tough driver. On a once-in-a-while
car, maybe. On a daily driver that is subject to alot of vibration and
stress, no way. On a race car subject to high temperature, abuse and
vibration, not on my life.
I have heard that the stuff which the British magazines are always
referring to is a particular copper alloy which is designed (or at
least well suited) for brake lines, not just your average
run-of-the-mill copper tubing. I don't think it's easily available in
the US; perhaps one has to go to a UK supplier, even. One of the
claimed advantages of this tubing is that it is less brittle than
steel and thus less inclined to crack with heavy vibration.
It is also possible to get (in the US) copper-plated steel line, which
is somewhat more corrosion-resistant than the usual brake tubing.
-john
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