My gpu copper pipe

[applesuxD]

It looks dirty with like.. black dirt or dust,i wanna know if its rusty,thanks

[GER_T4IGA]

It looks dirty with like.. black dirt or dust,i wanna know if its rusty,thanks

google this: "copper rust"

does it look like your pipe?

[thekeemo]

How would water get anywhere near it?

[Guest Kloaked]

Would help if you just posted a picture.

[MblaZe7run]

Copper doesn't rust..

[Guest]

A) Copper doesn't rust

B ) Where did the water come from... Unless you live in a super humid area... 

[jjohnthedon1]

Copper doesn't rust..

copper goes green and discoloured

[skyress3000]

you could try just cleaning it off with isopropyl

[LiamApex]

Copper doesn't rust however it does oxidize aka. it reacts with oxygen to make copper oxide.
This could be what is happening. it normally goes a dark green sort of colour but i have seen it o black from other reactions.

 

copper goes green and discoloured

but it doesn't rust. it oxidizes

[jjohnthedon1]

but it doesn't rust. it oxidizes

i never said it did ;p

[LiamApex]

i never said it did ;p

ikr hence why u stated it goes green.

[IanDrexP]

It looks dirty with like.. black dirt or dust,i wanna know if its rusty,thanks

Copper can't rust because it has anti-bacterial properties but it isn't the bacteria that causes the rusting of metals directly but they corrode the metal that then cause the rusting. Therefore since bacteria cannot survive on copper then it does not rust.

 

However, like what others have said. It oxidizes like with almost everything else.

[MblaZe7run]

copper goes green and discoloured

But it does not rust. That's not rust, that is patina.

[App4that]

But it does not rust. That's not rust, that is patina.

It oxidizes, that's rust. Or rust is oxidation.

[jjohnthedon1]

It oxidizes, that's rust. Or rust is oxidation.

rust is caused from water

And copper don't rust

Otherwise why would they use t for pluming in houses it would cause leaks all the time if it rusted

[App4that]

rust is caused from water

And copper don't rust

Otherwise why would they use t for pluming in houses it would cause leaks all the time if it rusted

Both are caused by water, it's the volume which has you confused. You would be amazed at how much water is in a sheet of paper.

[MblaZe7run]

It oxidizes, that's rust. Or rust is oxidation.

Yes, it oxidizes. No, it does not rust. It does, however, patina. It is a different process caused by the same agent; oxygen. The difference being that rust cannot be directly cured, while patina can generally be wiped or polished away (or to a much less severity). Wonderful thing about this information, I learned it in about 30 seconds on Google. Do your homework, boy. Please.

[App4that]

Yes, it oxidizes. No, it does not rust. It does, however, patina. It is a different process caused by the same agent; oxygen. The difference being that rust cannot be directly cured, while patina can generally be wiped or polished away (or to a much less severity). Wonderful thing about this information, I learned it in about 30 seconds on Google. Do your homework, boy. Please.[/quote

College chemistry > your Google search

[MblaZe7run]

Yes, it oxidizes. No, it does not rust. It does, however, patina. It is a different process caused by the same agent; oxygen. The difference being that rust cannot be directly cured, while patina can generally be wiped or polished away (or to a much less severity). Wonderful thing about this information, I learned it in about 30 seconds on Google. Do your homework, boy. Please.[/quote

College chemistry > your Google search

You will not find a copper pipe brittle enough from oxidization that you can simply blow on it and it collapses. 

 

Copper does NOT rust. It undergoes the same chemical process as iron that rusts, but it does NOT rust. It PATINAS. Your degree (or elective, or whatever) isn't going to change the fact that the same chemical process on two different materials can cause two different results. You are also trying to achieve the same result on a pure metal and an alloy, which won't yield the same result.

[App4that]

You will not find a copper pipe brittle enough from oxidization that you can simply blow on it and it collapses.

Copper does NOT rust. It undergoes the same chemical process as iron that rusts, but it does NOT rust. It PATINAS. Your degree (or elective, or whatever) isn't going to change the fact that the same chemical process on two different materials can cause two different results. You are also trying to achieve the same result on a pure metal and an alloy, which won't yield the same result.

Oxidation is electrons from Oxygen moving to a cation, this forms a bond. Big hint is the product being called "xxxoxide", I can and have "wiped" rust off iron with a wire brush. You can call it anything you want, in the really real world it's rust.

[applesuxD]

Oxidation is electrons from Oxygen moving to a cation, this forms a bond. Big hint is the product being called "xxxoxide", I can and have "wiped" rust off iron with a wire brush. You can call it anything you want, in the really real world it's rust.

Soooo.... to summarize..?

Copper dont get "rusted" from dirt or water but from oxidation so overtime will it have? Or what

[App4that]

Soooo.... to summarize..?

Copper dont get "rusted" from dirt or water but from oxidation so overtime will it have? Or what

Technically copper like a lot of metals oxidizes. Even aluminum oxidizes, aluminum oxide just happens to act as a barrier to oxygen. Rust is the colloquial term for oxidation of metal, copper is a metal, it oxidizes, therefore it rusts.

[applesuxD]

Technically copper like a lot of metals oxidizes. Even aluminum oxidizes, aluminum oxide just happens to act as a barrier to oxygen. Rust is the colloquial term for oxidation of metal, copper is a metal, it oxidizes, therefore it rusts.

The 280x i bought was left(in original box with static bag) in the warehouse for a year...

So will oxygen have builded up?

[DXMember]

The 280x i bought was left(in original box with static bag) in the warehouse for a year...

So will oxygen have builded up?

Is that a new card you bought?

It's probably just drit left from manufacturing process.

 

Try scrapping it off with your fingernail.

If it doesn't come off as for an Exchange.

 

Funny story, I once got nVidia 7600GT which had clear ducktape over a popped copper heatpipe.

I noticed it only after a couple of years of service it still turned out to be just fine and chugged for over 5 years straight.

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The word "Rust" is used in litterature and folklore and it means whatever meaning the speaker of the culture give it, the technical term is oxydation.

Aparantly no matter how absurd it sounds there are people from different cultures that have adopted different meaning to the word "rust" - to some it means a rapid, very active oxydation of metal that turns it from solid to dust, others have however mady it synonymous with the word "oxydation"