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Old 08-10-2008, 09:56 AM   #36 (permalink)
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Hi Blackjackel,,

In a radiator application, I do not think the difference between copper and aluminum is significant. Because the walls of the radiator are very thin, on purpose. So the conduction losses are going to be small. In a heat-sink, its another matter. Where the heat has to be conducted into the fins. In a radiator, the liquid conducts the heat to the fins.
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