A silver-white alloy consisting principally of copper, zinc and nickel. During World War I, this name was dropped by many in favor of the term nickel silver.
It actually has no silver in it 55%Cu, 15% Zn, 20%Ni or 65%Cu, 17% Zn, 18%Ni depends on who’s making it.
German silver, also know as nickel silver and alpaca, is an alloy consisting of mostly copper (around 55 percent), and approximately 20 percent nickel, about 20 percent zinc, and about 5 percent tin. There is no silver at all in German silver and the metal alloy was invented around 1860 in Germany a...
Obsolete tradename of an alloy containing no silver (not to be confused with Silver From Germany). see; Alpacca.
German silver (also know as nickel silver) is an alloy consisting of mostly copper (roughly 60 percent), and approximately 20 percent nickel, about 20 percent zinc, and sometimes about 5 percent tin (then the alloy is called alpaca). There is no silver at all in German silver. This alloy was invented around 1860 in Germany as a silver substitute.
A brass type alloy with a silver color made up of copper, zinc, and nickel. It is more corrosion resistant that brass. The discovery of German silver dates to the early 19th century and is attributed to the German chemist, E. A. Geitner.
Obsolete term for nickel silver.
Another name for nickel silver. A composition of 10% nickel, 50% copper and 40% zinc. It was first made in Germany during the early 19th century in imitation of the much older Chinese alloy known as paktong. German silver contains NO silver.
A term used some years ago as interchangeable with Nickel Silver (see nickel silver).