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Can a solution of water and methanol (antifreeze) be used in aluminum tubing?

I am looking for an inexpensive antifreeze to circulate through aluminum and would like to retain the heat conductivity of aluminum, while minimizing the corrosive effect methanol has on aluminumI am interested only in marine grade aluminum for this projectThanks!

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If you are new to cooking, you might not want to 'learn' on such an expensive steak and ruin itBacon can remain quite pliable it you cook it half way through then wrap your steak and seal the bacon to the steak with a toothpickThe bacon will continue to cook as the steak cooksI would also recommend frying your steak in a pan on the stove top rather than the toaster oven with a bit of butter, salt and pepper Don't score the beef first, it only allows the juices to run out and you don't want thatDon't focus on the bacon - it's just a 'traditional' way of cooking filet mignon and if you don't want the bacon, don't use itIf the steaks are small, and you want them rare to med rare they need about 8 minutes on each side.
It is done every day in millions of cars around the worldsEthylene glycol (antifreeze) is mixed with water and put in the radiatorsAll radiators made now a days are aluminum tubedThere might be a few exceptions in some foreign countries or in some expensive construction equipment, but still at least 98% of all production uses aluminum radiatorsBy the way, methanol is a bad antifreeze even though it is cheapMethanol has a low boiling point, so when the engine gets warm, even though the radiator cap is under pressure, a certain percentage of methanol is driven out of solution and constantly need replenishedUse ethylene glycolit is much much better all around

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