In the history of the development of faucets, there have always been different materials as the main body. The most common ones are: iron, plastic, copper, alloy, ceramic, stainless steel, etc. Among them, iron faucets have been eliminated due to rust and other reasons, and plastics are mainly used in special industries. Therefore, the most common ones on the market are stainless steel, copper, alloy, and ceramic faucets. Below, I will introduce the pros and cons of various faucets.


1. Copper faucet
Copper faucets are made of copper. Copper itself has a sterilization function and can disinfect water bodies. Most of the faucets will be chrome-plated on the surface, which has high wear resistance and corrosion resistance. In terms of quality, it depends on the production process and copper content of the faucet and faucet inlet hose. At present, the best is the gravity casting process, which has used raw materials with 59% copper content and less than 1% lead content to make faucets.


2. Alloy faucet
Alloy faucets are cheaper than all-copper faucets, but because they contain zinc alloy materials, they are harmful to the human body and have extremely poor durability, so most of them are used in the handle of the faucet. At present, some manufacturers will increase the weight of alloy faucets, making it difficult to distinguish them from all-copper faucets. Therefore, consumers are advised not to purchase alloy faucets for good health.


3. Ceramic faucet
Ceramic faucet has the advantages of no rust, no oxidation, and strong wear resistance, and its material is beautiful and generous, and has an artistic sense that other materials do not have. However, due to its complicated manufacturing process, the price is usually more expensive, and there are certain requirements in terms of maintenance.


4. Stainless steel faucet

Stainless steel faucet is the latest faucet material, and it is also the most potential faucet material. Due to its special material, it has strong advantages such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance, no rust, and no release of harmful substances, and its hardness and toughness are better than all the copper faucet is strong,usually uesd with flexible TAP connector. However, the high hardness of stainless steel makes it more difficult to cast and process than all-copper faucets, and the cost is higher, which also leads to more expensive prices. 

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