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Old 08-18-2008 | 04:19 PM
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going to make my own cooler tubes ,which should i use ,Brass or Aluminum thanks maxs
Old 08-18-2008 | 06:16 PM
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The consensus seems to be that aluminum transfers heat more efficiently and is easier to bend-I always use aluminum myself.[8D]
Old 08-19-2008 | 05:07 PM
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Aluminum....fill the tube with salt or sugar ,tape the ends so it can't go anywhere and bend slowly.Careful as sometimes the tubing will snap on the first few tries and can leave a nasty cut...don't ask me how I know...[&:]
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Old 08-19-2008 | 10:16 PM
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ORIGINAL: nick_75au

Aluminium (205) about 1.5 times better than brass(109-125), copper(386) nearly 2 times better than aluminium. If you can afford it, diamond(1000 impure to 2500 pure), water (0.6) air (0.026). Im not exactly sure of what the numbers mean but the higher the better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_conductivity

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