Help, please: Annealing Nickel Silver patterned wire/sheet metal (if there's a different technique)

Thistlemaiden · Feb 1, 2017

Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, and need your advice. I bought an assortment of metal decorative wire that included nickel silver patterned "wire". It is 5/8z' wide, and I am guessing the gauge to be 22. I have not tried to use it yet, as I have no idea as to annealing this type of metal.

Same goes for the sheet metal.

Thank you so much for helping me out with this. I learned the hard way about proceeding without knowing the correct way to handle specific materials.

silverchip · Feb 1, 2017

Nickel silver 1100-1500Â°F / 1960Â°F coat metal in flux and heat until flux matures air cool

Crazy Horse · Feb 1, 2017

Since Nickel Silver is non-ferus metal, to anneal heat until red and quench in water. Actually you can simply heat to red and allow to air cool.

Brian Marshall · Feb 1, 2017

If you do decide to quench in water, don't quench it at red heat - it will fracture...

Brian

Sinterklaas · Feb 2, 2017

Quenching can also be done in spiritus. This is better than water. As Brain said dont quench when red. Back to black/greyish. When the glow is gone I usually quench my silver/gold.

Sandy · Feb 2, 2017

Silverchip
Please explain what you mean by "mature". Thanks
Sandy

SamW · Feb 3, 2017

Look in the mirror Sandy...(hehehe).

Help, please: Annealing Nickel Silver patterned wire/sheet metal (if there's a different technique)

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