German silver contains no silver content. It is another name for nickel silver which is copper alloyed with zinc and/or nickel. The name is confusing because it refers to the color of the metal rather than the actual composition.
Zero percent. The name is a misnomer; German silver, or nickel silver, is an alloy of approximately 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc; it doesn't contain any silver.
No. German silver is an alloy of approximately 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc; it doesn't contain any silver. The nickel gives it a shiny, silver appearance.
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Yes. German silver is primarily copper, though. The alloy is approximately 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc.
German silver would be much cheaper because it is a nickel alloy that doesn't actually contain silver. Sterling silver, on the other hand, is an alloy of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper (usually). Silver is much more valuable than nickel.
Zero percent. The name is a misnomer; German silver, or nickel silver, is an alloy of approximately 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc; it doesn't contain any silver.
English: "the silver" is German: "das Silber".
Must not be mistaken for "German Silver" which is NOT silver. 835 silver means 83.5% pure silver. It is solid silver.
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The German word for silver is:Silber (noun)silbern (adjective)versilbern (verb)
No. German silver is an alloy of approximately 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc; it doesn't contain any silver. The nickel gives it a shiny, silver appearance.
Hi I don't think it should be illegal as German 'silver' has no pure silver in its composition Sellers are hoodwinking buyers I'm one of them sold German silver which isreally a mixture of inferior metals sold at sterling silver prices I shall continue my pursuit of this 'misreptesentation'
Nickel silver, German silver, Argentan, new silver, nickel brass, albata, alpacca of steel sheet metal; for example, the famous Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost of 1907.
The percentage of silver used in fixer solution is over 99%.................
Nickel is a ferromagnetic material and magnetic. So, German silver (called also: nickel silver, argentan) is magnetic.
They were made with 90% silver and 10% copper.
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