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Copper is widely used in our daily life, and the application of copper by humans can be traced back to a very long history. There are many types of copper, such as copper, bronze, brass and so on. Red copper is a copper alloy composed of high-purity copper as the base and one or several small amounts of elements added, which is purple-red. For example, the core of many wires is made of red copper; bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. There are many bronzes; brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Brass has good plasticity, good workability, easy polishing, good adhesion of electroplating, and good corrosion resistance of brass. Brass is currently the most suitable for One of the materials of the faucet.

1) There is no good solution to the problem of lead precipitation in brass faucets, but there is very little lead precipitation in qualified brass faucets, which is even less than the lead content of automobile exhaust that we encounter every day when crossing the road. Since 2013, the market has exaggerated the negative publicity of lead in brass faucets. I think the main reason is that just in that year, stainless steel faucets began to enter the market, and the technology was just mature, exaggerating the bad side of brass faucets, which is just good for Stainless steel faucets are more or less promoted by stainless steel faucet brands or manufacturers behind this matter, causing most consumers to magnify negative things.

2) For the problem of lead precipitation in brass, although there is no better material to replace it, we can use some tricks to avoid contact in life. For example, when you wake up in the morning and turn on the faucet for the first time, these water sources have been soaked in the faucet for a long time, and some lead may be precipitated. Let's put it for a few seconds, and then let the lead-containing water out first. After doing this, the water source is basically clean. .