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cupronickel
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cupronickel
any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc.

cupronickel [¦kyü·prō′nik·əl]
(metallurgy)
A copper-base alloy with 10-30% nickel and small amounts of manganese and iron; used in industrial and marine installations as condenser and heat-exchanger tubing.


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Image of the royal would appear on five new coins made in different metals from cupro-nickel to platinum.
All medals are made of a cupro-nickel alloy, probably to reduce manufacturing costs, and all were sent out in similar boxes to those for the First World War.
JANUARY 2 1947 Cupro-nickel coins were issued by the British Mint to replace silver.
 
 
 
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