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

[harrison sapir <hsapir@earthlink.net>]

As a former vendor of CSF radiators, I can attest to them being made of
ordinary (read cheap) brass.

harrison

Wallace White wrote:

> 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