[Jewelry making - Article 00653] - Re: [Orchid] Casting Nickle Silver

[Ron Charlotte]

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>>    I have a customer who has asked me to cast small hardware in
>>    nickel silver. 

>     Nickel silver is really just nickel, I'm pretty sure. It's not an
>     easy metal to cast, it's hard to melt. 

    Nickle silver is about 65% copper, 15-18% zinc, and the balance
    nickle (17-20%). It's got a beastly melting point of 2030F/1110C.
    It's basically a type of brass. I know that you _can_ cast the stuff,
    but it's a beast.

Ron Charlotte -- Gainesville, FL
ronch2 AT bellsouth.net OR afn03234 AT afn.org

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