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Zinc Whiskers: The Silent Contamination Threat Under AI Data Center Floors

A Routine Maintenance Check Turns Into Sudden AI Cluster Failure In the controlled environment of a large-scale data center supporting continuous AI model training, technicians initiated a scheduled…

  • Technicians discovered zinc whiskers on underfloor system during routine inspection.
  • Whiskers originated from electroplated hardware and traveled via high-velocity airflow.
  • Recovery involved replacing components, installing filters, and switching materials.

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