Cupronickel

[Duckshot]

I have acquired about ten or twelve pounds of cupronickel from a marine application and am wondering what it might be worth to a scrapyard. Also, is there any way to determine the ballpark nickle content as it would certainly affect value. Thanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel

 

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[Davers]

I have acquired about ten or twelve pounds of cupronickel from a marine application and am wondering what it might be worth to a scrapyard. Also, is there any way to determine the ballpark nickle content as it would certainly affect value. Thanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel

Try to go to a Larger Yard that has a Handheld Analyzer , that will give a correct percentage of each metal in your C.U.N..

 

[Duckshot]

Oh right, X-Ray fluorescence, the old XRF. Good idea!

The coin shop has one. Maybe they can shoot it for me.

 

[darksky1x]

Actually there are several elements that are (can be) added to Cu-Ni, it just depends on what the intended use of the ally is. Some of the more common elements you might find in Cu-Ni include: manganese, iron, tin, niobium, silicon, chromium, beryllium and aluminum, titanium, zinc (1% maximum). There are others but these are the most common.

Nickel has a marked effect on the color of Cu-Ni alloys. The copper color becomes lighter as nickel is added. Alloys are almost silvery white from about 15% nickel. The lustre and purity of the color increases with nickel content. From about 40% nickel, a polished Cu-Ni surface can hardly be distinguished from that of silver.



Cu-Ni alloys are corrosion resistant copper alloys. They are resistant to moisture, non-oxidizing acids, alkalis, salt solutions, organic acids and to gases such as oxygen, chlorine, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide.

 

[darksky1x]

The following link is for an article published by the German Copper Institute (DKI) that covers Cu-Ni from head to toe.

https://www.copper.org/applications/marine/cuni/properties/DKI_booklet.html