Wire brass BLUEWAVE®

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HME brass rods are already perfectly compliant with the strictest national requirements on lead content prevailing across Europe. In the US, a set of specific regulations requiring lead-free materials in contact with drinking water are currently in place in California and Vermont (Bills 1953 of California and S.0152 of Vermont) and will go into effect in Maryland on January 1st 2012 (HB.357). Similar evolution is expected at a federal level (H.R. 5289). TO SUPPORT OUR CUSTOMERS EXPORTING TO THE US, HME HAS DEVELOPED BLUEWAVE®, AN INNOVATIVE RANGE OF LEAD-FREE ALLOYS: 100% compliant with California and Vermont Standards certified and listed by NSF according to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 - Annex G (reference US Standard for products in contact with drinking water) BLUEWAVE® is an eco-friendly solution offering solid and hollow rods, bars and wires with outstanding technical properties and guaranteeing the full recycle of scraps. BLUEWAVE® U42 Excellent forgeability Good machinability with adapted tools and parameters Excellent thread-rolling, polishing, plating and brazing capability Scraps are fully-recyclable and mixable with standard leaded alloys (i.e. CW614N, CW617N or US alloys C36000, C37700) High performances at a reasonable price Applictions of BLUEWAVE® U42 Drinking water taps and fittings Forged valves and valve bodies All products needing to meet the Californian AB1953 BLUEWAVE® U38A Excellent cold deformation Excellent stress corrosion cracking resistance Excellent dezincification resistance Good hot forging performances Recycling with standard DZR alloys Good thread rolling, brazing, polishing and plating capability Applictions of BLUEWAVE® U38A