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Unread 06-17-2006, 11:12 PM   #6
Susquehannock
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Default Re: Ampco: Good material for water block?

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Originally Posted by bigben2k
It's already mostly copper, with 2.5% (by weight? by volume?) nickel.

Seems fine to me. The only problem I foresee is the price.
Metallurgy is not as simple as that. Even a fractional amount of alloy can change
the properties of the metal entirely. That goes for thermal efficiency too.

With that said ... Ampcoloy 940 is advertised to have a thermal efficiency rating a
bit higher than Aluminum.
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