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nickel silver |
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nickel silver any of various white alloys containing copper (46--63 per cent), zinc (18--36 per cent), and nickel (6--30 per cent): used in making tableware, etc. nickel silver [′nik·əl ′sil·vər] (metallurgy) A silver-white alloy composed of 52-80% copper, 10-35% zinc, and 5-35% nickel; sometimes also contains a few percent of lead and tin. Also known as German silver; nickel brass. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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460" bore, nickel silver trim, a red brass lead pipe and a pin-style third slide stop. For example, according to Pearlman, nickel silver is the best for tracks, versus stainless steel or brass. All three Silvershadow(TM) frame colors are designed with a mirrored lens and complimented with cold-forged nickel silver alloy frame material. |
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