SteveH

Andy Bonwick <nospam@bonwick.me.uk> wrote:

> I don't know what Nikasil really is iyswim. It's a 'trade' name but
> is it a chrome substitute, is it a powder coating, is it a flame
> coating with a high percentage of chromium or what?

It's electrodeposited oleophilic nickel matrix silicium carbide,
apparently.

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