German silver
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > metal > <metal by composition or origin> > nonferrous metal > <copper and copper alloy> > copper alloy > copper-nickel alloy > nickel silver
Descripción
Copper-nickel-zinc alloy, typically 20% zinc, 18% nickel, and the balance copper, used as a base metal for plated silverware, for springs and contacts in electrical equipment, and for corrosion-resistant objects.
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Otros términos
- Berlijns zilver [nl]
- plata alemana [es]
- silver, German [en]
- alpaca [es]