Bluebloomer
Well-known member
Hi all,
I found me a bundle of wire, about 30 ft or so but I just can't identify it.
I'm guessing it's about 20 gauge, in a large bundle and it's very flexible like copper wire or tin.
When I scrape it with a knife I do not see any copper, but it feels like there is a plastic coating around it.
Dropping a piece in nitric acid (53%) nothing happens, dropping a piece in HCL (37%) nothing happens and in both cases the wire is surrounded with small bubbles.
When I dropped a piece in a small batch of AR it suddently started to float, and after heating it in AR for several hours the wire is still surrounded by bubbles and nothing happens.
What could this material be ?
Flexible as tin / copper, it will not dissible in HCL, NHO3 or AR and the bundle on the photo has a weight of 124 gr. It has a darkish shiny gloss.
I found me a bundle of wire, about 30 ft or so but I just can't identify it.
I'm guessing it's about 20 gauge, in a large bundle and it's very flexible like copper wire or tin.
When I scrape it with a knife I do not see any copper, but it feels like there is a plastic coating around it.
Dropping a piece in nitric acid (53%) nothing happens, dropping a piece in HCL (37%) nothing happens and in both cases the wire is surrounded with small bubbles.
When I dropped a piece in a small batch of AR it suddently started to float, and after heating it in AR for several hours the wire is still surrounded by bubbles and nothing happens.
What could this material be ?
Flexible as tin / copper, it will not dissible in HCL, NHO3 or AR and the bundle on the photo has a weight of 124 gr. It has a darkish shiny gloss.