Is the industry moving away from lead-free chrome-plated brass ball valves for domestic water systems?
As there was some confusion during a conversation with one supplier, I am referring to the ball being chrome-plated, not the valve body.
A Brand-X supplier said they stopped making them because chrome is not lead-free.
A Brand-Y supplier said when they say "chrome-plated," they actually mean "nickle-plated." And they claimed everyone else uses this terminology.
That is contrary to what I see here:
"Chromium carbide gives a Rockwell scale (Rc) hardness of about 65 and resists erosion and extreme temperatures."
So what is reality for domestic water valves in a commercial/institutional project?
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[li]Is the chrome plating not lead-free?[/li]
[li]Do all the manufacturers tell us fiction when they use "chrome-plated" as code for "nickle plated?"[/li]
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As there was some confusion during a conversation with one supplier, I am referring to the ball being chrome-plated, not the valve body.
A Brand-X supplier said they stopped making them because chrome is not lead-free.
A Brand-Y supplier said when they say "chrome-plated," they actually mean "nickle-plated." And they claimed everyone else uses this terminology.
That is contrary to what I see here:
"Chromium carbide gives a Rockwell scale (Rc) hardness of about 65 and resists erosion and extreme temperatures."
So what is reality for domestic water valves in a commercial/institutional project?
[ul]
[li]Is the chrome plating not lead-free?[/li]
[li]Do all the manufacturers tell us fiction when they use "chrome-plated" as code for "nickle plated?"[/li]
[/ul]
