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Al heat shield

Al heat shield

Al heat shield

(OP)
Moved post:
I want to use an aluminum sheet as a heat shield.  Standoff will be 2" from exhaust pipe.  What material grade is typically used and with what surface finish (i.e. AA3003, mill finish)?

RE: Al heat shield

What is the temperature of the pipe?

Do you need to machine the aluminium? or just shear and bend?

No load?

RE: Al heat shield

(OP)
NickE:
1.  ~500 degrees F.  Components in the same vicinity are less than this.
2.  Shear to size; no bend and no machining.
3.  Absolutely no load except its own weight.

Extra info.  Will be predominantly used in coastal area (Florida).

RE: Al heat shield

Any locally available commercial structural grade of aluminium extrude or sheet will do just fine.

RE: Al heat shield

What he said.

(rnd2)

For corosion resistance you might want to go with the highest Al content. I think thats the 1xxx series...
Really though any thing you can get will be just fine.

nick

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