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Corrosion vs DI Water Resistivity

Thread starter dvash
Start date Mar 8, 2005

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Mar 8, 2005

dvash

Mechanical

We have 6061-T6 aluminum parts that we need to cool with DI water and we've been seeing corrosion issues. Currently we control the lower end water resistivity, but not the upper end. Are there any guidelines for corrosion rates versus resistivity that we can use to minimize this issue?