Re: Alum. vs Copper RE: I need a radiator for an 88 80q , where to buy?????

[Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com>]

Kenn Thyrsted wrote:
> 
> Actually Copper is better than Aluminium.
> Cu=390W/(m*deg)
> Al=239W/(m*deg)
> 
> Ordinary Brass (Yellow) is 112W/(m*deg)

But how many radiators are made of elemental copper? The copper alloys
that are commonly used are only slightly more conductive than typical
aluminum alloys. 

Pure copper is also much more difficult to machine and fabricate than
typical copper alloys. 

- Wallace
  '87 5kcstq 155k