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  2. Plating - Wikipedia

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    Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve solderability, to harden, to improve wearability, to reduce friction, to improve paint adhesion, to alter conductivity, to improve IR reflectivity, for ...

  3. Nickel silver - Wikipedia

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    Nickel silver first became popular as a base metal for silver-plated cutlery and other silverware, notably the electroplated wares called EPNS (electroplated nickel silver). It is used in zippers , costume jewelry , for making musical instruments (e.g., flutes , clarinets ), and is preferred for the track in electric model railway layouts, as ...

  4. Plated ware - Wikipedia

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    Plated tableware. Plated ware refers to articles chiefly intended for tableware consisting of a base metal or alloy covered by one of the precious metals, with the object of giving them the appearance of gold or silver. [1] Historically, the standard amount of precious metal used was an ounce of silver per square foot of surface area (2.8cL per ...

  5. Silver - Wikipedia

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    Western concert flutes are usually plated with or made out of sterling silver; [113] in fact, most silverware is only silver-plated rather than made out of pure silver; the silver is normally put in place by electroplating. Silver-plated glass (as opposed to metal) is used for mirrors, vacuum flasks, and Christmas tree decorations. [114]

  6. Old Sheffield Plate - Wikipedia

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    OSP Pair of table salts, the interiors gilded to prevent corrosion. 'Bleeding' of the copper can be seen on the rims. Old Sheffield Plate (or OSP) is the name generally given to the material developed by Thomas Boulsover in the 1740s, a fusion of copper and sterling silver [1] which could be made into a range of items normally made in solid silver. [2]

  7. Britannia metal - Wikipedia

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    Britannia metal was generally used as a cheaper alternative to electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) which is more durable. For many years, britannia metal was used to make the solid core of the Oscar statuettes, which are 8½ lb (4 kg) and plated with 24-karat gold.

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