Volvo has used copper alloy brake lines as OE since the days of the 240 if
not before. They do not use a different brake line for Canada, so obviously
copper brake lines do somehow manage to meet Canadian requirements.
Rick
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca> wrote:
> Kurnifer, a British development - specifically for brake lines, is 90%
> copper and 10% nickel. It is used extensively in high performance cars.
> In my opinion it is the only way to go - and is easily obtained. But in N.
> America it was slow to catch on just like seat belts, radial tyres and such
> (NIH syndrome). Currently available copper brake lines do not meet the
> Canadian govt. specifications and I doubt they meet USA or European specs.
> By the way, there is common confusion regarding Govt specs. In Canada they
> just give performance requirements NOT what material meets those specs.
> So you could use toast or fried eggs as long as it meets specs !!! Copper
> lines as sold now do not - but if the currently available lines were made
> stronger (thicker!) they could pass!
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