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| by Giro |
| Giro |
Hello. I am new here. I was wondering what is % of the silver in HR. What are the other elements in the alloy. Pretty obvious to me that it is not a 99.9% (too soft) and not 90% (too easily tarnished) silver. Anybody knows what is the origin source of this info and is it accessible to a reader. Thank you.
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| by The_Collector |
| The_Collector |
Hello,
John Pepera once tested his rings and did come to the result:
1934 has 91,1% silver and 8,86% copper
1939 has 90,5% silver and 9,49% copper
1942 has 96,3% silver and 3,7% copper
1944 has 92,8% silver and 7,15% copper.
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| by Giro |
| Giro |
Thank you very much for your response. Quite a range isn't it? Do you know what kind analysis was used Mr Pepera? Density? Or more sophisticated lab analysis to know for sure what is the second metal?
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| by Gaspare |
| Gaspare |
Giro, welcome to the forum...
Those tests were done many years ago. There has go to be some new information in the new Honor ring book. The author is a member here and sometimes looks in,,maybe he'll comment.
I would think that throughout the HR history there has got to be another metal alloyed in with the Silver and Copper. It's probably in the book...
Any members with the new book and would like to provide the alloy,specs etc. it would be appreciated..
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| by Evgeniy |
| Evgeniy |
In principle, it doesn’t matter how many impurities there were, I don’t even rule out the possibility that if you make the sample even larger in terms of the composition of the rings, then there will be even more scatter, even within one year
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| by The_Collector |
| The_Collector |
Interesting. Yes, I am into the ring, I have one, which I bought more than 20 years ago. Not sure if it is authentic or not though. Some experts say No, some aren't so sure. There is some history behind it, but a weak one. Periodically I renew my interest into the analysis of it. This time through the metal composition. If there was a strong evidence that the Gahr's metal composition is consistent then this path could become promising.
XRF is a good technology but the handheld instruments cannot detect unusual elements . The bench tops are very expensive Post some pics of the ring , I'm sure we could give you a definitive answer.
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