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Jimbo Mahoney · 02-09-2005, 07:37 AM

Just been thinking about this after doing some googling and finding a paper detailing the decrease in thermal conductivity of copper when it oxidises...

Bearing in mind lapping is a popular technique, will this not increase the amount of copper oxide forming on the base of the block?

Is there any way to prevent the oxidation or reduce it? The only way I know is to coat the copper in nail varnish, but this is self defeating as far as thermal conducitivty goes...

Can Copper Oxide be beneficial in any way?

02-09-2005, 07:37 AM	#1
Jimbo Mahoney Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK Posts: 96	Effect of Copper oxidation on thermal conductivity? Just been thinking about this after doing some googling and finding a paper detailing the decrease in thermal conductivity of copper when it oxidises... Bearing in mind lapping is a popular technique, will this not increase the amount of copper oxide forming on the base of the block? Is there any way to prevent the oxidation or reduce it? The only way I know is to coat the copper in nail varnish, but this is self defeating as far as thermal conducitivty goes... Can Copper Oxide be beneficial in any way?