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Re: Key Plating

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2008-01-24 09:09

Bassie wrote "(just think of EPNS 'silver' tableware - you can't plate the silver direct on the steel.)"

I hope you weren't suggesting that the base metal of EPNS is steel.

EPNS is ElectroPlated Nickel Silver. (Usually - always? - silver plating.) Nickel silver has no silver in it, but is about 3/4 copper and 1/4 nickel, with possibly some other minor components. (When polished it looks similar to silver, hence, I suppose, the name. Also called German Silver, maybe with slight alloying differences)

This thread may be of interest if you want to turn silver black. Turning silver black is often done by silversmiths, eg for background for a bright shiny raised design.

http://www.saxontheweb.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=75724

Post Edited (2008-01-24 22:59)

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