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To: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Aluminum Radiators
From: J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 14:23:42 -0800
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What material makes the better Radiator: Aluminum or Copper?

https://www.motormouthradio.com/blog/118-what-material-makes-the-better-radi=
ator-aluminum-or-copper


An Aluminum or Copper Radiator for Your Car - Car Craft Magazine

https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/ccrp-0211-aluminum-or-copper-radiator-for-=
your-car/

> On Jan 4, 2022, at 12:56 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot <fot@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFOn 1/4/22 11:50 AM, dustin nicholson via Fot wrote:
>> I read an interesting article once that said while brass/copper out perfo=
rms aluminum, an aluminum radiator will dissipate heat better than brass rad=
iators because of all the leads solder in the seams of the brass. Lead holds=
 the heat and therefore offsets the advantage of the brass. Seems like reaso=
nable logic but I can=E2=80=99t substantiate it.
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> Why aluminum radiators are better than bass:
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> Thermal conductivity Btu/(hr.ft  degrees F)
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> brass (stock radiators) -  83 degrees
> Aluminum (radiators) - 126
> copper - 218
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> cast iron - 27.7
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thi=
s is informative=E2=80=A6.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>What material makes the bette=
r Radiator: Aluminum or Copper?</b></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>https://www.mo=
tormouthradio.com/blog/118-what-material-makes-the-better-radiator-aluminum-=
or-copper</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b>An Aluminum or Copper Radiator for Your C=
ar - Car Craft Magazine</b></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>https://www.motortrend=
.com/how-to/ccrp-0211-aluminum-or-copper-radiator-for-your-car/</div></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 4, 2022, at 12:56 PM, T=
eriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockqu=
ote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>On 1/4/2=
2 11:50 AM, dustin nicholson via Fot wrote:</span><br><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te"><span>I read an interesting article once that said while brass/copper ou=
t performs aluminum, an aluminum radiator will dissipate heat better than br=
ass radiators because of all the leads solder in the seams of the brass. Lea=
d holds the heat and therefore offsets the advantage of the brass. Seems lik=
e reasonable logic but I can=E2=80=99t substantiate it.</span><br></blockquo=
te><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Why aluminum radiators are better=
 than bass:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thermal conductivity Btu/(hr.ft=
&nbsp; degrees F)</span><br><span></span><br><span>brass (stock radiators) -=
&nbsp; 83 degrees</span><br><span>Aluminum (radiators) - 126</span><br><span=
>copper - 218</span><br><span></span><br><span>cast iron - 27.7</span><br><s=
pan></span><br><span>TeriAnn</span><br><span></span><br><span>______________=
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