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-30C(-22F) is listed as the freezing point for mineral oil. Due to viscosity (how thick the fluid is, basically), however, it's lowest useful temperature is considered to be 10C (50F).

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I am using mineral oil for thermal management within an extruded aluminium tube. So Can I assume that for my purposes, the liquid won't freeze until beyond -22c?

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