>===== Original Message From "Roy" <techman@metrolink.net> =====
>>>re: tubing types>>
>
>Stainless, Cu-Ni and Ni-Cu are all used in marine environments because of
>their corrosion resistance. Copper-Nickel (Cu-Ni) looks very similar to
>copper because it is an alloy of mostly copper. The copper is essentially
>"corrosion resistant" and the nickel gives it a little better strength and
>some more corrosion resistance. But, it will still corrode (it will get that
>"green gunk" look that copper alloys get). On the other hand, Nickel-Copper
>(Ni-Cu) alloy is also corrosion resistant due to the high nickel content and
>this alloy looks very close to stainless ("silvery"). It has much higher
>strength than Cu-Ni. Its advantage is that it is less susceptible to stress
>corrosion cracking under high stress, high temperature, and corrosive
>environment than certain stainless alloys (304 SST for example). The most
>common stainless alloys are 304, 316 and 403. These are all pretty resistant
>to seawater and should be fine for brake fluid.
>
>This info is from when I used to work on nuclear submarine reactor plant
>equipment for 13 years where each of these alloys are used extensively. Now
>that you have more info than you probably cared for, I'd go with the
>stainless tubing. If the Ni-Cu is cheaper, that would be O.K. too.
>
>Roy Malac
>'60 TR3 TS63103LO (in restoration)
>techman@metrolink.net
Fine fine, however I would go for cu-ni-fer which is the widely accepted
version of the tubing for automotive applications. ther is more information
about that on my website if anyone cares to read it.
Cheers, Gernot
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