why is German silver has the word silver in it, though it doesn't have any silver in it?
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Explanation:
There are billions of silver products in the market with different names, composition and texture which makes it absolutely difficult to choose the best out of all. An example is the German silver.
The German silver has long been in existence as it could be traced back to as far back as early 18th century. This Silver was developed in Germany by the German metal workers in imitation of the Chinese alloys to be used as a substitute for silver since silver is highly expensive.
The German silver is also known as the Nickel silver. These terms “German silver” and “Nickel silver” could be used interchangeably. It is silver -white alloy of Copper, Zinc and Nickel. The German silver does not contain any trace of silver.
Composition
The German silver is composed of three major elements Copper, Zinc and Nickel and sometimes with a trace of Tin and Lead.
These elements varies in percentage with a range of Copper from approximately 50% - 61.6%, Zinc with an approximate range of 17.2& - 19% and Nickel with an approximate range of 21.1% - 30%. Theses compositions are always specified when it comes to commercial alloys.