<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">This is informative….</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>What material makes the better Radiator: Aluminum or Copper?</b></div><div dir="ltr"><br>https://www.motormouthradio.com/blog/118-what-material-makes-the-better-radiator-aluminum-or-copper</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>An Aluminum or Copper Radiator for Your Car - Car Craft Magazine</b></div><div dir="ltr"><br>https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/ccrp-0211-aluminum-or-copper-radiator-for-your-car/</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 4, 2022, at 12:56 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>On 1/4/22 11:50 AM, dustin nicholson via Fot wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>I read an interesting article once that said while brass/copper out performs aluminum, an aluminum radiator will dissipate heat better than brass radiators 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 reasonable logic but I can’t substantiate it.</span><br></blockquote><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 degrees F)</span><br><span></span><br><span>brass (stock radiators) - 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><span></span><br><span>TeriAnn</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/4msonset@gmail.com</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>