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<blockquote data-quote="Boomer" data-source="post: 801572" data-attributes="member: 16016"><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/SD70MAC/copper_brass.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Seen in example A is a copper brass core cross section using 1/2" tubes. Much of the cooling efficiency is lost because of the limited amount of tube-to-fin contact. Seen in example B is an aluminum core cross section using 1" tubes. Since the aluminum tube is a minimum of 1", the efficiency of the tube-to=fin contact is much greater. In fact a two row 1" tube radiator has 40% greater tube-to-fin contact over a 4 row copper brass radiator (this can be seen in the examples above by a comparison of the measurement B) Therefore the cooling efficiency is increased by 25% over that of a copper brass core.</p><p>Aluminum radiators are also 60% lighter than the same copper brass radiator.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boomer, post: 801572, member: 16016"] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/SD70MAC/copper_brass.jpg[/IMG] Seen in example A is a copper brass core cross section using 1/2" tubes. Much of the cooling efficiency is lost because of the limited amount of tube-to-fin contact. Seen in example B is an aluminum core cross section using 1" tubes. Since the aluminum tube is a minimum of 1", the efficiency of the tube-to=fin contact is much greater. In fact a two row 1" tube radiator has 40% greater tube-to-fin contact over a 4 row copper brass radiator (this can be seen in the examples above by a comparison of the measurement B) Therefore the cooling efficiency is increased by 25% over that of a copper brass core. Aluminum radiators are also 60% lighter than the same copper brass radiator. [/QUOTE]
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