Chile Copper Fittings: project record
A contractor flagged fittings that failed brazing; spectrometry showed copper content at 58-62% instead of the specified ≥99% (some were brass-alloy).
- Buyer and project
- A Santiago, Chile plumbing and fittings distributor serving contractors and mining-adjacent projects.
- Products and scope
- Copper pipe fittings; elbows, tees, couplings; 80,000 units across 12 SKUs.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Ran spectrometry verification on 30 samples across all SKUs.
Quantified the substitution: 3 SKUs entirely wrong-alloy, 5 mixed batches.
Re-sourced 2 mills with material certificates and in-house spectrometers.
Added alloy verification to the pre-shipment inspection protocol.
Wrong-alloy stock replaced at supplier cost; contractor trust restored; all new shipments carry verified certificates; the account retained its mining-sector contracts.
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