Compression fittings for copper pipe

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Does anyone know why some compression fittings for copper pipe are sometimes fitted with copper olives and at other times with brass ones.

Is there any advantage of one over the other

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Peter Lloyd
 
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Copper olives are better for Plastic pipe and soft copper, otherwise it makes no difference.
 
Also copper olives are the preferred olive for LPG connections using compression fittings.
 
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Copper olives may cost a bit more to make than brass ones, or brass ones may cost a bit more, depending on the prices of the raw materials.

It may be only a fraction of a penny each, but if you're making them by the million.....

Or maybe it just depends on what machines and materials the manufacturers have available when they get an order?
 

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