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Originally Posted by 50gary
I visit a motorcycle board and one of the common questions is, "will powder coating hinder my engine cooling?'' I suggest to anodize the cylinder barrels on an aircooled engine to get the desired look but not the retained heat. Does anodizing help or hinder aircooled motorcycle engines?
Cheers, 50gary
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This does not line up just right, will see if I can fix infrared radiation reflectivity (emissivity) of some common materials:, maybe thsi will help you
Material Reflectivity
Aluminum Bright 90-95%
Anodized 45%
Oxidized 70-80%
Brass Bright 97%
Oxidized 39%
Chromium Polished 92%
Copper Bright 95%
Oxidized 22%
Steel Polished 45%
Oxidized 15%
Nickel Polished 95%
Oxidized 5%
Zinc Bright 77%
Oxidized 77%
Paint White 10%
Black 14%
Rubber 6%
Water 8%