Copper water pipe has a wide range of applications in developed countries, as follows:
1. the United States:
- Historical application: In the years before the 1960s, copper piping was the backbone of the U.S. water supply piping, accounting for up to 79%. Later, plastic pipes quickly seized the market due to low prices, copper piping market share declined, but after 2000, due to various quality problems with plastic pipes, people began to choose copper piping again. By 2009, the proportion of copper pipes returned to 78% and still maintains a rising trend.
- Application advantages: copper is impermeable, durable, safe and recyclable. Compared with plastic pipes, copper water pipes are more reliable in the extreme use of the environment, there will be no leakage, cracking and other problems; and the safety of copper after a long period of research and verification, the impact on the water quality is smaller; waste copper metal can be returned to the furnace for reuse, in line with the requirements of environmental protection.
2. European countries:
- Britain: copper pipe has been used as the preferred material for building water supply pipe.
- Other European countries: such as Germany, the application of copper water pipe is also more common. Its construction industry, copper water pipe is widely used in the water supply system because of its excellent performance. Europe, Southeast Asia and other places to use a large number of copper water pipes, although the consumption has declined in recent years, but the application is still more popular. 3.
3. Japan: copper water pipe in Japan's construction and water supply system also occupies a certain proportion. Copper has strong antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, which can ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of drinking water, in line with Japan's high demand for drinking water safety.
In general, the application of copper water pipe in developed countries is mainly based on its excellent performance, high safety and environmental protection and other factors. Despite its relatively high price, copper water pipe is still the pipe of choice in some projects that require high water quality and emphasize building durability.
