What Materials Are the Bathroom Faucets Made of?

All copper faucet

The pure copper faucets are all made of copper, the surface is chrome-plated, with high gloss and high anti-wear and anti-corrosion properties. Pure copper faucets mostly use imported precision ceramic valve cores, which are resistant to wear and acid and alkali. They are designed according to the service life of 600,000 times and have a longer service life.

The water outlet of the pure copper faucet is softened and filtered by a unique bubbler, and the water will not overflow when it comes out. Most of the faucets on the market say that they are pure copper chrome plating. In fact, the pure copper here is definitely not pure copper. Generally speaking, it is copper alloy, and the professional one is 59 copper.

Stainless steel faucet

The stainless steel faucet does not contain lead, and is resistant to acid, alkali, corrosion, release of harmful substances, and will not pollute the tap water. It has undoubtedly become the focus of many faucet manufacturers. It is understood that at present, the surface of stainless steel faucet above 304 does not need electroplating. Its surface only needs to be polished to reveal the true color of its stainless steel, and can sustainably maintain a silver-white luster and never rust. The hardness and toughness of stainless steel are higher than those of copper products. 2 times or more. Stainless steel is much more difficult and costly than copper in terms of hardness, toughness, casting and machining.

All plastic faucet

Plastic faucets are generally PVC material faucets. Its biggest feature is its small size, corrosion resistance, rust-free, non-toxic, odorless, high-pressure resistance, lightweight, simple construction, etc., but it also has the shortcomings of being easy to age and not strong.

Purchasing skills for 5 hole bathtub faucet

✅Spool:

This is the heart of the faucet, and now the hot and cold faucets are made of ceramic valve cores.

✅Material:

A good faucet uses high-quality brass as the main material. The home improvement faucet is the part in direct contact with the water source, which directly affects water sanitation. Brass is the most suitable metal material, which has anti-corrosion, non-toxic and bactericidal effects. Note that it is high-quality brass, not as long as it is a brass material.

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. If it is only composed of copper and zinc, it is called ordinary brass. If it is a variety of alloys composed of two or more elements, it is called special brass, and special brass is also called special brass. It has high strength, high hardness and strong chemical corrosion resistance. What we call high-quality brass for the production of faucets is a kind of special brass. Has a strict metal ratio.

✅Electroplating process:

The appearance of the faucet is generally ground, electroplated and polished many times. When selecting, the qualified standard is light, no bubbles, no defects and no scratches. Ordinary faucets only have a coating of more than 10 microns, the purpose is to prevent rust, beautiful, and guarantee service life.

When selecting, press the surface of the faucet with your finger, and the fingerprint will disperse quickly, indicating that the coating is good; the more the fingerprint is printed, the worse it is. Pay attention to the coating of the corners and rounded corners. These details can be very good to see whether the electroplating process is reasonable. In terms of gloss, it is bright and textured, and no water ripples are also a standard.

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