Mark, Think of the number of cycles of pressure/force the brake lines are subjected to during the lifetime of your car. Although the lines dont 'move', these (quite substantial) pressure loadings could slowly fatigue or harden the lines to the point of rupture if a material is chosen which doesnt have high fatigue strength.
Andrew > Is that only relevant when bending to form shape! > > Once in shape it shouldn't be moving so what makes it harden? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandejas, Ignacio > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:02 PM > Subject: RE: Brake lines > > > something about work hrdening because they are so soft that they eventually >fracture. Like when you ben a bit of metal back and forth, it eventually work hardens >then breaks... > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark O'Conner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > Fracturing where? At the flared point or generally? > > I can't see how > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mark krawczuk > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > hi, yes its too soft. and a someone else stated some time ago , its more >prone to fracturi ng? > > mark k > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark O'Conner > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: Brake lines > > > Is thee a major problem with making the lines out of copper? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandejas, Ignacio > To: Ozdat (E-mail) > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:35 PM > Subject: Brake lines > > > Guys, > > Went to get my steel lines done for my rear discs today. Got quoted $54 > bucks to have the two ends of my brake line flared with fittings! He was > gonna charge me $88 to have new ones made out of copper! I made the line >out > of some left over bundy tube that I had. He took one look at it and said > that he wouldn't guarantee if the flare cracked because the material was >all > wrong! He then suggested copper brake lines. I thought copper was the wrong > material to use. I politely said thanks and left. > > Do you guys reckon he's bumped up the price because he didn't want to do >it? > It doesn't really matter because I got hold of a flare tool that does >double > flares. Just need to get the fittings. Does Pirtek ,etc carry those > fittings, or do I have to go to a brake shop? > > Thanks > Ignacio Sandejas > NCR Retail Helpdesk > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * Level 11 8-20 Napier St North Sydney NSW 2060 > * Retail Helpdesk 1300 658 686 > * Direct (02) 9935 3784 > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
