another Galvanic Corrosion question

[Norvelas]

I recently purchased the "IC Graphite thermal pad" for my CPU as a replacement for thermal paste. As you can tell by its name, it's graphite. I'm also currently using the EKWB Fluid Gaming Kit - A240G; which is an all aluminum water cooling loop.

I'm a complete noob when it comes to Galvanic Corrosion. Would the thermal pad (graphite) cause galvanic corrosion on my CPU block (aluminum)?

 

[The Original Ralph]

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I'm a complete noob when it comes to Galvanic Corrosion. Would the thermal pad (graphite) cause galvanic corrosion on my CPU block (aluminum)?

No - graphite is nothing more than vitrified acrylic (ie heated to 5000F) - identical to carbon fiber
but it will conduct electricity so keep any remnants off the motherboard

 

[Norvelas]

oh shoot so it's not even a metal? haha ty that helps a lot

 

[Pinhedd]

I recently purchased the "IC Graphite thermal pad" for my CPU as a replacement for thermal paste. As you can tell by its name, it's graphite. I'm also currently using the EKWB Fluid Gaming Kit - A240G; which is an all aluminum water cooling loop.

I'm a complete noob when it comes to Galvanic Corrosion. Would the thermal pad (graphite) cause galvanic corrosion on my CPU block (aluminum)?

No. Galvanic corrosion requires that two elements be in both electrical contact and galvanic contact. There's nothing to carry ions from dislike metals around, so it won't undergo galvanic corrosion.