Chatters, <<nickel, zinc and silver>> German Silver contains no silver. A new factoid for EC, German Silver was used as cryogenic structural material because of its low thermal conductivity, a disordered fine grained alloy. The invent of stainless steel assumed the cryogenic role held by German Silver.
<<nickel silver noun
A silvery, hard, corrosion-resistant, ductile, malleable alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, used in tableware and as a structural material for hospital and restaurant equipment. Also called German silver.
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