[TheForge] copper and nickel silver

[Saint Phlip]

Well, Nickle Silver doesn't have any silver in it.

>From Answers.com:

nickel silver

A silvery, hard, corrosion-resistant, ductile, malleable alloy of
copper, zinc, and nickel, used in tableware and as a structural
material for hospital and restaurant equipment. Also called German
silver.

German silver, name for various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel,
sometimes also containing lead and tin. They were originally named for
their silver-white color, but use of the term silver is now prohibited
for alloys not containing that metal. German silver varies in
composition, the percentage of the three elements ranging
approximately as follows: copper, from 50% to 61.6%; zinc, from 19% to
17.2%; nickel, from 30% to 21.1%. The proportions are always specified
in commercial alloys. German silver is extensively used because of its
hardness, toughness, and resistance to corrosion for articles such as
tableware (commonly silver plated), marine fittings, and plumbing
fixtures. Because of its high electrical resistance it is used also in
heating coils. It was discovered (early 19th cent.) by a German
industrial chemist, E. A. Geitner.

I suppose you can try it, but depending on the alloy, no telling how it works.



On 6/17/06, Lon Humphrey <ironcrossforge at adelphia.net> wrote:
> this is actualy great timing im going to try and work some nickel silver and i was wondering if any one ever has? and does it work like copper
>

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