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8023: Automotive Hydraulic Brake Tube: The Case for 90-10 Copper Nickel Tubing

The results of extensive corrosion testing and 15 years of use by Volvo show that C70600 copper-nickel tube is superior to the coated steel tube used in today's U.S.-made vehicles. Reprint, SAE Technical Paper, March 1993.
A8001: Copper - Nickel Automotive Vehicle Brake Tubing
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Describes growing usage of Copper Alloy No. C70600 (90-10 Cu-Ni) for automotive brake lines. Compares the strength properties and corrosion resistance of 90-10 copper-nickel tube with traditional copper-brazed, double-wrapped, coated steel tube.
801/2: Procedure for Manufacturing and Testing Tensile-Peel Test Specimens

Describes specimen preparation and test procedures for evaluating the strength of soldering joints in copper and brass automotive radiator materials.
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805/08: Process Improvements in Soldering Automotive Radiators
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Summarizes CDA's experimental programs on the interrelationships between copper alloy, solder composition, flux formulation and process parameters.