Aluminum Vs Copper Pipe For Air Con

[kevinliow 0]

Hi Everyone

I just installed the York system 3 inverter system by Creation Air. They use the aluminum pipe which many has critisize about its disadvantages over copper pipes. However, I have found a website which shows otherwise. So for those who has installed their aircon using aluminum pipes, please do not worry. From the information I gather, aluminum (alloy) is actually better than copper!

http://armourtube.com/eng/articles/why-aluminium-tubes-better.html

Characteristic & Advantages over copper

][*]Using the same set of tools as flaring copper

[*]Higher thickness on pipe enables a more strengthen & even flare

[*]Requires lesser strength

[*]More flexibility than copper

[*]Do not kink easily compared to copper

[*]Using the same set of bending tools as copper

[*]Brazing

[*]No argon gas, wire spool, gloves, shield or electricity required

[*]1 Armourbraze rod allows up to 50 joints

[*]Fast, easy & secured joints in 10 seconds

[*]No turning of torches or rounding up gaps

[*]4 times faster than brazing copper.

[*]No additional flux required

[*]Using the same torch and mapp gas

[*]More saving on gas, time and brazing rod due to lower melting

[*]point of aluminium

[*]Estimated USD 0.05 per joint

[*]Joints are stronger than main material

[*]

[*]Swaging or Expanding

[*]30% expansion from original OD

[*]Using the same set of swaging tools as copper

[*]Longer Length

[*]Coils comes in 100m or 50m (bigger size) minimising joints

[*]Lesser joints would mean lesser tendency of leakeage

[*]Using lesser time, map gas & brazing rod

[*]Longer length, lesser wastage

[*]Pressure

[*]Quatest (Vietnam) tested to meet ASTM B280-02 (9.4Mpa),

[*]ASTM E 1251-99, TCVN 1832:2008 (18Mpa)

[*]PSB TUV (Singapore) tested to meet ASTM B75 @ 1000PSI

[*]Corrosion

[*]48 hours salt water test before shipment

[*]Corrosion rate is very much lesser than copper

[*]Oxidisation rate is also lower making pipes clean and bright when exposed

[*]Thermal Conductivity

[*]Lower than copper by almost 50% which means lesser rate of condensation

[*]Examples of aluminium tube being used

[*]Air-conditioning in all automobiles

[*]Refrigerator

[*]Fan Coils of Air-conditioners

Last but most importantly, the aluminum pipe creation air use is strangently tested by PSB.