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#151
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Now Im even more confused
#152
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Heat exchangers aren't trying to block heat, they're trying to dissipate it. My thinking on these shields was that I was trying to block heat from reaching the balljoint boots.
#153
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Do you really think there is going to be a temperate differential on the 2 sides of the heat shield? The gold foil will act to reflect the heat sure but I dont see a shield blocking the heat on one side such that the other side is cool. I guess the idea is that its absorbing the heat instead of allowing it to pass through to the BJ? But in that case it the SS is absorbing the heat and not dissipating it then wont that now no longer be shielded as it will start to radiate the heat to the BJ?
#154
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Aluminim radiators are usually due to weight savings from what I'm told. The old copper ones are better, but heavy. Copper is closer to Al than SS on the therm conductivity scale, FWIW.
I was told Al top hats on brake rotors transfer less heat to hub assys.
I'm no an engineer nor chemist, so I'd have to research it.
I sometimes confuse Specific Heat Capacity with conductivity LOL
I was told Al top hats on brake rotors transfer less heat to hub assys.
I'm no an engineer nor chemist, so I'd have to research it.
I sometimes confuse Specific Heat Capacity with conductivity LOL
Last edited by kaj; Sep 7, 2016 at 03:21 PM.
#155
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I dont wanna go completely off topic but how to the Ti brake shields work? Its almost like then ned to absorb and then dissipate immediately so the pistons dont get hot which in turn doesnt boil the fluid.
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Is that a fact? I thought it was the exact opposite? Why is it when people are Tig welding AL they will often times preheat the metal with an oxy torch prior to welding so it doesnt burn through? I thought thats bc AL heats up slower and it pulls the heat out so quickly?
Now Im even more confused
Now Im even more confused
#157
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Looks like if I ever start ballin again I'm gonna order a sheet of Ti from McMaster-Carr and redo these heat shields...
#159
The issue is heat radiation. Not conduction or convection.
There will be no physical contact to the rotor and the shield so no conduction, convection is a non issue due to the airflow.
So as far as radiation, we are blocking infrared light. As I read, you can think of radiated heat like a heat lamp. The radiated heat is not affected by air etc. Its "light" if you will. So realistically, either material will work in this regard. SS has less conductivity of heat thus the heat will not pass through it. Temp differential on the heated side vs non heated side where as aluminum will efficiently transfer the heat from 1 side to the other(which is why its good for radiators and heat sinks).
But I'm no engineer haha so I could be dead wrong
There will be no physical contact to the rotor and the shield so no conduction, convection is a non issue due to the airflow.
So as far as radiation, we are blocking infrared light. As I read, you can think of radiated heat like a heat lamp. The radiated heat is not affected by air etc. Its "light" if you will. So realistically, either material will work in this regard. SS has less conductivity of heat thus the heat will not pass through it. Temp differential on the heated side vs non heated side where as aluminum will efficiently transfer the heat from 1 side to the other(which is why its good for radiators and heat sinks).
But I'm no engineer haha so I could be dead wrong
Last edited by V.8MR; Sep 7, 2016 at 03:43 PM.
#160
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so it's a wash and we can go with what's cheapest. woohoo
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
Last edited by kaj; Sep 7, 2016 at 04:42 PM.
#161
so it's a wash and we can go with what's cheapest. woohoo
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
Radiated: Think infrared light.
Convection: Heating surrounding air and thus anything the air contacts.
Conduction: Similar to electrical conduction, requires physical contact.
#163
A good analogy is when sitting around a camp fire. You raise your hand to shield your face from the radiating heat of the fire. It doesn't matter what your hand is made of so long as it blocks infrared from passing through it. Just need to block the "light" from the source.
The other 2 methods don't come into play. The shield makes no contact with the rotor for conductive heat. And there is ample air flow to prevent convection in any meaningful sense.
#164
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so it's a wash and we can go with what's cheapest. woohoo
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
Thinking about it.....
Steel makes sense, though. Our cars have steel heat shields everywhere. As mentioned above, aluminum is good for drawing in and dissipating heat, which Is different than blocking it. The parts aren't touching, so no heat sink needed.
Space in between = block heat. Not trying to reduce it. I.E. Exaust heat shield.
Parts touching = absorb and radiate heat to reduce it. I.E. Radiator.
Right? LOL
But to say its a wash doesnt seem like an acceptable answer in my mind. One must be better than the other for one reason or another.
I think the heat is being transferred via convection but we may disagree on that too
So lets break this down. Same shape size distance exposed to the same heat source we agree that the AL will take longer to heat up vs SS. The AL will also cool down much quicker relative to the SS. However Im not sure cooling down faster even matters if you think about it as were looking for heat protection during operation. So who cares how quickly it cools down; it's irrelevant.
If AL heats up slower than so far I'd say it's in the lead here. However its not that simple because while it may take longer to heat up thats only giving you a said window of extra protection which is good but isnt the whole story. So what happens once they are both at the same temperature? Its the AL or the SS transferring the energy to the boots at the same rate now? I think since the SS will hold the heat it wont transfer as much to the boot. So now Im thinking that SS might actually be preferred
But at the same time if its holding the heat vs dissipating it into the air then itsnt it now radiating that heat all around it thus heating up the boot?
Im still extremely confused here. I always thought for these heat shields AL was the preferred choice but never thought much of it. Now that Im trying to break it down Im beyond confused and seems the more I know the more I realize that I don't know.
#165
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Is that a fact? I thought it was the exact opposite? Why is it when people are Tig welding AL they will often times preheat the metal with an oxy torch prior to welding so it doesnt burn through? I thought thats bc AL heats up slower and it pulls the heat out so quickly?
Now Im even more confused
Now Im even more confused
Aluminum radiates heat throughout the metal very well compared to other metals. You weld aluminum and you are heating the entire piece. You weld steel and the heat stays near the Heat Affected Zone (relatively).
If you want a heat shield, Titanium is best followed by steels. Aluminum and copper do not make good heat shields.