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Old July 15th 2008, 05:06
al_kaholik al_kaholik is offline
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More to that a quote from this website states

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Elevated temperatures, which are likely in cooling loops, accelerate galvanic corrosion. A 10°C increase in temperature can approximately double the corrosion rate. Corrosion inhibitors can be added to the cooling water. This retards, but does not eliminate, galvanic corrosion. Corrosion inhibitors bind with the ions in solution to neutralize them. The inhibitors are consumed in this process so they need replacing regularly. Non-aqueous coolants, such as oils, eliminate galvanic corrosion because they do not support ions. However, thermal performance is sacrificed, as the thermal conductivities of heat transfer oils are generally significantly lower than water-based coolants.

To avoid galvanic corrosion, we highly recommend using the same materials, or materials with similar electrical potential, throughout your cooling loop. You should ensure that the plumbing, connectors and other components do not introduce a reactive metal into the system
So you may get away with this Evans coolant completely preventing galvanic corrosion, but I'm no chemist. I know its not 100% on topic, but it serves a point

EDIT: More interesting reading http://www.engineersedge.com/galvanic_capatability.htm

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