Have aluminum...have used it for years but in a recent video on car brakes, they were using copper.

I get the brakes application is high heat but wondering otherwise, are these 2 essentially interchangeable? or is one 'preferred'? (not just for brakes).

Would rather keep 1 product around vs 2 if possible.
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each has their own +/-'s
the product i use is thermoplate 220 made by chemola out of beaumont, tx.
it will go from the flame bucket of a launch to cold of space. if you take a torch to it and burn it it still lubes.
i ran across this stuff working on relief valves for oil & gs production vessels
i can tell you stories about this stuff
there is one cravat however. this stuff will plate the actual parts and cannot be used in tight tolerances. there is a work around, mix 50/50 with grease. this stuff if highly water resistant and i pack wheel bearings with the mixture.
https://socousa.com/index.php/desco-...rm-o-plate-220


you must not over pack this stuff as it is so slick, the ball will pass through it and not carry it around, aka, another reason i mix with high quality grease. for brake pins, use direct, thin film.

 

The copper used to be called C5A. I don't think your brakes get hot enough for it but if that is what you have it won't hurt it either way

 

thanks, also wondering about putting on spark-plug threads etc. The brakes video I saw was a for car disc brakes which I need to work on before snow flies. I've done car brakes before but this vehicle is new to me so looked up a video or two so I didn't miss anything.

In video they actually called it "copper grease"- maybe thats a UK thing (?)

 

My dad always used the copper on his lug nuts on the cars growing up. Was an overkill but they always came off easily when changing tires

 

Nickel anti-seize will work for anything on a motorcycle, car, airplane...

 

I use the copper anti-seize on the exhaust pipes (slip-ons) when I re-install them after a tire change. I know instead of removing the exhaust I could just remove the shock bolts and lower the swingarm, but I'd rather not risk stripping or causing any type of problem with the threads in the shock mount/frame.

 

trying to figure out where/why the copper alternative would be worth adding to my workbench.

 

Not recommended for use on spark plugs, they already have a coating.

 

The spark plug manufacturer will say no anti seize because they already have a sacrificial coating on the threads, but the service manual will tell you to use anti seize...

I don`t use it on new spark plugs, and very sparingly on used plugs, and torque to minimum spec.