When we talk about materials used for the manufacture of various elements used in different industries such as: construction or the automotive industry, the aeronautical industry or the manufacture of various kitchen utensils, electronics, among others, aluminum is a raw material that has various physical properties and is a highly effective material for certain uses.
One of the properties that different raw materials used for different industries have is thermal dissipation. Do you know what thermal dissipation is? Or what it is used for? Which material has the highest dissipation? In the following lines we tell you more about it and how it can benefit you.
What is thermal dissipation?
Thermal dissipation refers to the ability of materials to allow a certain flow of heat to pass through them. In other words, it refers to the ability of a material to allow heat flow to pass through it.
The processes of thermal dissipation are somewhat complex, as is the work to design effective dissipation models. However, they all have a capacity, sometimes greater and sometimes lesser, to conduct heat through them.
Aluminum as the best in thermal dissipation
Copper and aluminum are the materials with the highest thermal dissipation known.
In the case of copper, it is a material that becomes a bit heavier, but has a higher dissipation point, compared to aluminum, but it has a process of releasing heat through radiation to the environment that is usually slower compared to its counterpart.
On the contrary, aluminum is a much lighter material, resistant and with a thermal dissipation high enough to perform the tasks assigned to it.
In order to increase the efficiency of aluminum as a heat sink, it is subjected to advanced texturing and anodizing processes that improve its ability to dissipate heat.
In this way, a complex shape is given to the material, which increases the contact with the surface and between the material and the environment, on the other hand, a protective layer is given to the surface of the aluminum by means of a black anodization, which favors the emission of energy during the radiation process.
Aluminum is used in most of the companies and industries mentioned above, for its lightness and resistance, however, it is also a very used material due to its capabilities, such as thermal dissipation.
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