While copper faucets still dominate the market, the continuous emergence of stainless steel faucet manufacturers has aroused more and more thinking. Will stainless steel faucets be the future trend?

"The faucet material will gradually replace copper by stainless steel." In recent years, many professionals have put forward such views. With consumers paying more and more attention to environmental protection and health, a more healthy, more environmentally friendly, 100% recyclable stainless steel faucet will become the future trend. Stainless steel faucet is a new product. In recent years, it has been more and more popular with consumers. With the maturity of technology, it will become more and more popular, and seize more market share of copper faucet. Recently, the reporter visited some enterprises that produce stainless steel faucets and some merchants that sell the products to understand the current situation of stainless steel faucets.

It is reported that many domestic hardware plumbing manufacturers began to develop stainless steel faucets as early as three years ago, but because stainless steel is much more difficult in hardness, toughness, solution casting and cutting than copper, the cost is high. These manufacturers either haven't succeeded in developing, or have given up developing, or only one or two styles have succeeded in developing. Among international brands, there are about four or five enterprises producing stainless steel faucets in Kaiping, Guangdong Province. Now more and more enterprises have gradually mastered the relevant production and R&D technology. According to General Manager Liu of Jiangmen Changyang Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd., as early as two or three years ago, the company has been focusing on the research and development of stainless steel sanitary wares products. Changyang is also a leading manufacturer of stainless steel faucets in Pengjiang District, which mainly focuses on the domestic market. However, as stainless steel faucets are becoming more and more popular in the terminal market, many enterprises have increased their investment in the production line of stainless steel faucets. For example, China Jiejie Holding Group, which mainly produces stainless steel faucets that meet the hygienic standards of European and American sanitary products, has purchased 130 Mu acres of land in Cuishan Lake Development Zone of Kaiping City, Guangdong Province this year, with an investment of 500 million yuan and no construction. Rust steel tap production base.

As the manufacturing technology of stainless steel faucets gradually matures in China, both in production and grade, stainless steel faucets have been greatly improved. In terms of material, stainless steel faucets are healthier and more environmentally friendly, and can be recycled by 100%. Stainless steel tap is a new product in China. Although it has a small share in the domestic market, it has been more and more popular with consumers in recent years because of its health, environmental protection and durability. With the maturity of manufacturing technology, it will become more and more popular. It will seize more market share of copper tap and be stainless. Steel faucets will become the future development trend of sanitary ware industry.

There are mainly four kinds of faucets, copper, PVC, cast iron, stainless steel, etc. At present, most of the middle and high-grade faucets in the domestic market are made of pure copper as the main raw material. According to experts, the content of lead in copper and copper tap castings is usually 4%-8%. If the tap is not used for a long time, green copper rust will occur on the inner wall. Lead and other substances may be released into tap water. Drinking water containing too much lead will cause lead poisoning, which will not only affect the intellectual growth of the drinkers, but also seriously affect them. Sound health, the impact on children will be greater.

Copper is easy to rust, so the surface of copper products is usually plated with nickel or chromium. Depending on the quality and thickness of the plating, the plating layer will gradually peel off. The faster one year, the slower three to five years gradually lose the surface gloss, pitting point, later electroplating layer peeling, exposed copper rust, affecting the beauty and use, thus need to be constantly replaced, which caused a waste of resources. The wastewater produced by electroplating is very serious to the environment.