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Unread 09-16-2004, 06:58 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Razor6
If the loop is 100% aluminum what kind of corrosion do you get?
Aluminum corrodes badly. Much like raw steel and rust.

Here is a little interesting tidbit about aluminum in nuclear reactors in contact with the coolant (water). http://www.tpub.com/content/doe/h101...1015v1_120.htm
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