Hi,
I do not know where they came up with that 5% figure for nickel silver alloys!
That is way too low judging from my experience over the last 15 years with
code 332 nickel silver rail. My track is 280 feet per round trip and there is
only one electrical connection. Lighted passenger cars look
Silver 106%
Copper 100%
Gold 65%
Aluminum (alloys) 50%
Brass 28%
Steel 3-15%
Nickle-silver 5%
While these figures are interesting they do not all apply to the actual
materials used in typical toy or model railway rail.
Most nickel silver rail offered is an alloy containing
