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Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2006

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The name "nickel" was given to the metal because blacksmiths and smelters back in 1750 had a devil of a time extracting it from copper ores. In 1750, copper smelters in Saxony uncovered a peculiar copper ore that was slightly lighter in color than usual. When processed and refined, this ore yielded an unusual form of copper that was particularly bright and silvery.

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It was also found to have distinctly different material properties. It was extremely hard and could not be made malleable despite the repeated attempts of the smelters. The new metal became known as Kupfernickel, ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Old nick.(STRESS RELIEF)

Advanced Materials & Processes, March, 2006

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