1060 Embossed Aluminum Sheet is an essential material for automotive heat shields, perfectly combining performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness. Its unique properties, including lightweight, high thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance, make it an indispensable solution for modern vehicles to achieve optimal heat management, improve fuel efficiency, and enhance passenger comfort.
1060 Embossed Aluminum Sheet is a high-quality material specifically designed for automotive heat shields. It is renowned for its excellent thermal conductivity, lightweight design, and outstanding corrosion resistance, making it an ideal choice for managing the high temperatures in engine compartments and exhaust systems. Its embossed surface enhances structural rigidity and promotes efficient heat dissipation, making it a practical and economical choice for modern automotive thermal management solutions.
1060 Embossed Aluminum Sheet Features and Advantages
1. Outstanding Thermal Performance
Thermal Reflection: The natural reflective properties of 1060 aluminum help maintain a stable temperature inside the vehicle, reducing the need for energy-intensive heating or cooling systems.
Thermal Conductivity: This material ensures effective heat transfer, optimizing the performance of automotive heat shields.
2. Lightweight and Durable
Reducing Vehicle Weight: The lightweight characteristics of 1060 aluminum help reduce the overall weight of the vehicle, improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions.
Structural Integrity: Despite its light weight, the embossed surface enhances durability and mechanical strength, ensuring long-lasting performance under high-temperature conditions.
3. Excellent Corrosion Resistance
High-Purity Alloy: The high aluminum content in 1060 alloy provides excellent corrosion resistance, even in harsh environments with moisture and chemical exposure.
Long Lifespan: This feature ensures the durability of the heat shield over an extended period, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.
4. Easy to Process and Install
Workability: 1060 aluminum sheet has high ductility, making it easy to shape, cut, and adapt to complex automotive designs.
Anodized Finish: The spherical embossed surface is anodized to further enhance wear resistance and corrosion resistance while also improving its aesthetic appeal.
High-Performance 1060 Embossed Aluminum Sheet for Automotive Heat Shield Applications
Automotive Heat Management
Engine Bay Shielding
1060 embossed aluminum sheet is used in the engine bay to manage the extreme heat generated by the engine. This material acts as a thermal barrier, protecting sensitive components such as electrical systems, hoses, and wires from the high temperatures produced by the engine. By effectively absorbing and redirecting heat, the sheet helps maintain the durability and performance of these critical parts, preventing premature failure and ensuring smooth long-term vehicle operation.
Exhaust System Shielding
1060 embossed aluminum sheet is used around exhaust components to provide a heat-resistant barrier, protecting the vehicle's internal and surrounding parts from overheating. The exhaust system operates at high temperatures, and without proper shielding, it can affect sensitive parts like fuel lines, brake systems, and wiring. By preventing thermal damage, the aluminum sheet contributes to vehicle safety and helps maintain the integrity of surrounding materials, especially in areas near exhaust pipes and catalytic converters.
Interior Heat Insulation
1060 aluminum sheet plays a crucial role in preventing heat transfer from the engine bay and exhaust system to the passenger cabin. This material acts as an insulator, ensuring that the interior of the vehicle remains cool and comfortable even in hot weather conditions. By reducing reliance on air conditioning systems, it also helps improve energy efficiency, saving fuel and reducing the vehicle's environmental impact. This feature is particularly beneficial for vehicles used for long trips or driven in hot climates.
Automotive Specific Heat Shield Applications
Radiator Plate
As a radiator plate, 1060 embossed aluminum sheet is used to dissipate heat from critical automotive components such as the engine, transmission, and drivetrain. It functions similarly to a radiator, drawing heat from these high-temperature systems and releasing it into the surrounding air. This helps maintain optimal operating temperatures, preventing overheating and potential system failures. The radiator plate ensures the efficient operation of these systems, prolonging their lifespan and improving vehicle performance.
Heat Insulation Pad
1060 aluminum sheet is used as a heat insulation pad in vehicles, isolating high temperatures from the interior. This material is placed between the engine or exhaust components and the passenger cabin, serving as a heat shield to prevent harmful heat from affecting the vehicle's cabin and interior parts. This ensures passenger comfort and prevents damage to interior materials such as plastics and upholstery from overheating. The pad also helps reduce thermal stress on sensitive electronic devices and other components.
Exhaust Pipe Protection Cover
Embossed aluminum sheet is used as an exhaust pipe protection cover, safeguarding surrounding vehicle parts from the extreme temperatures generated by the exhaust system. Exhaust pipes can reach extreme temperatures, and without adequate protection, they can cause thermal damage to components such as brake lines, wiring, and fuel parts. The aluminum sheet provides a heat-resistant barrier, ensuring these critical parts remain safe, extending their lifespan, and preventing costly repairs.
Additional Automotive Heat Shields
Exhaust Heat Shield: This material helps manage the heat transfer from exhaust components, lowering the overall temperature around the exhaust system. This prevents other vehicle parts from overheating, ensuring smoother operation and less wear on critical components.
Component Heat Shield: Protects sensitive parts such as wiring, plastic components, and sensors from the intense heat generated by the engine or exhaust system. By redirecting heat away from these areas, it reduces the risk of thermal-related failures and improves overall vehicle reliability.
Fuel Tank Heat Shield: Used to protect the fuel tank from the high temperatures in the exhaust and engine bay. This shield reduces the risk of fuel evaporation, improves safety, and lowers the likelihood of fuel-related fires or failures.
Steering Rack Heat Shield: This shield protects the steering rack and associated components from overheating. By maintaining a stable temperature, it ensures the steering system remains responsive and functional, even under harsh conditions.
Automotive Cabin Noise Reduction
The embossed surface of 1060 aluminum sheet provides additional benefits for automotive applications by reducing vibrations and suppressing noise. This material helps dampen sound waves and minimize vibrations caused by engine, exhaust, and road noise. This results in a quieter cabin, improving passenger comfort and creating a more pleasant driving experience. The embossed design also enhances the material's ability to absorb and deflect sound, making it an effective solution for reducing engine bay and cabin noise.
Chemical Composition of 1060 Aluminum Sheet
Alloy | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Cr | Zn | Ti | Others: Each | Others: Total | Al: Min. |
1060 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | – | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | – | 99.6 |
Performance parameter table of 1060 aluminum plate
Alloy-Temper | Tensile strength | Yield strength | Elongation |
(ksi) | (ksi) | (%) | |
1060-O(annealed) | 8.0-14.0 | 2.5 | Min 15 |
1060-H12/1060-H22 | 11.0-16.0 | 9.0 | Min 6 |
1060-H14/1060-H24 | 12.0-17.0 | 10.0 | Min 1 |
1060-H16/1060-H26 | 14.0-19.0 | 11.0 | Min 1 |
1060-H18/1060-H28 | Min 16.0 | Min 12.0 | Min 1 |
1060-H112 | Min 9.0 | Min 4.0 | Min 10 |