If this is a debate you enjoy, and it is certainly compelling, you will want to link to this write-up. Steel producers say steel is cleaner if you consider the entire process. Aluminum producers say their data is faulty/old. Certainly, if the low-carbon process mentioned earlier is perfected, aluminum will be favored. Production techniques such as improved soldering methods have resulted in virtually all automotive heat exchangers being made of aluminum.

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