cupronickel
noun[U]
NATURAL RESOURCESuk/ˈkuːprənɪkl/usanalloy(=mixture)ofcopperandnickeland othermetalsthat is used in makingcoinsin manycountries
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It will be a seven-sidedcupronickelcoin with a constant rolling diameter of 21·4 millimetres, 1·75 millimetres thick, and weighing 5 grammes.
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Cupronickelmight look like silver, but is, in fact, different.
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In 1951, in response to the banks' demands, about one-fifth (by value) of the year's issue ofcupronickelcoins consisted of half-crowns.
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One will becupronickelstruck to the standard of ordinary coinage; the other will be silver struck to proof standard.
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He also said that he was not out to defendcupronickel, but nevertheless he put up a very good defence for that particular alloy.
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There is no alloy in it; there is nocupronickelabout it.
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Thecupronickelcoins consist of a 5-new-penny and a 10-new-penny piece.
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Nickel is harder thancupronickel.
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The solution was to usecupronickel, adopted in 1869.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Beginning in 1880, the farthing was also minted incupronickel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1942, as nickel became more valuable, the metal was changed tocupronickelof 75% copper and 25% nickel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cupronickelis highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For high-quality cylinder locks and locking systems, the cylinder cores are made from wear-resistantcupronickel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thecupronickelcoin contained 75% copper and 25% nickel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The current coins are made out of a range of metals, including nickel, brass,cupronickeland aluminium.
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