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Originally Posted by Seerp Visser
Since the difference in carbon content between two steels only shows a minimum of contrast, i looked for other tricks.
Nickel was not present those days (perhaps some in China as Nickel/Copper alloy), but i heard the rumor that Phosphorus rich iron gives a clear contrast with iron without Phosphorus.
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I've heard that nickel was used in Indonesia when the first bicycles come to Indonesia by the dutch i.e., the wheels/rims where used to get a rich contrast by keris pamor. Could be very well correct but an unproved story.
Regards,
Detlef