Liquid metal on an aluminum heat sink graphics card causes this

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  1. brogadget

    brogadget Master Guru

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    We use liquid metal, since when? I don´t know, maybe >20 years?
    I just wonder why attention is only now being drawn to it.
    I've been using it since there is liquid rubber, "plasti dip".
     
    brogadget, Jan 28, 2023
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  2. Andrew LB

    Andrew LB Maha Guru

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    You gotta get aluminum over 1,700'c (3,100'f) for it to actually burn. At those temps you'd lose more of it to oxidation than anything. Welding aluminum is a pain in the neck. I've been learning TIG welding lately.
     
    Andrew LB, Jan 29, 2023
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