There are two main types of car radiators: aluminum and copper. The former is used for general passenger cars and the latter is used for large commercial vehicles.

Automotive radiator materials and manufacturing technology are developing rapidly. Aluminum radiators have obvious advantages in lightweight materials, and gradually replace copper radiators in the field of cars and light vehicles. At the same time, copper radiator manufacturing technology and technology have made great progress. Copper brazing radiators are in passenger cars. The advantages of engine radiators such as construction machinery and heavy trucks are obvious. The radiators for foreign cars are mostly aluminum radiators, mainly from the perspective of environmental protection (especially in Europe and the United States). Among the new European cars, aluminum radiators account for an average of 64%. From the development prospect of China's automobile radiator production, the aluminum radiator produced by brazing is gradually increasing. Brazed copper radiators are also used in buses, trucks and other engineering equipment.