Say i have two shiny things and want to know which is chrome dipped and which is nickle plated

can i use testers at two points of a set distance from one another on the surface of said shiny things and determine which is chrome and which is nickle based on their electrical resistance alone?

things i didn't learn in kindergarten

4/12/2013 7:17:10 PM

I thought this thread was about a web browser.

4/12/2013 7:18:07 PM

I thought this thread was about a web browser.

4/12/2013 7:20:04 PM

YEP, IT'S CHROME

4/12/2013 7:22:24 PM

I thought this thread was about a web browser.

4/12/2013 7:28:15 PM

http://www.finishing.com/60/82.shtml
Seems like it should be possible to identify visually.

4/12/2013 7:33:40 PM

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4/12/2013 7:37:02 PM

Theoretically you can use the impedance to identify two materials.

But I really doubt you have an instrument sensitive enough to do so.

So I will say no.

Also, I thought this was about the browser.

4/12/2013 7:38:25 PM

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"Theoretically you can use the impedance to identify two materials"

I was thinking that too.

Also, I thought this was about the browser.

4/12/2013 9:28:17 PM

nickel has a slight yellow cast, while chrome is more blue

4/14/2013 11:20:59 AM

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"YEP, IT'S CHROME "

4/14/2013 2:28:26 PM

^^

If you can, compare the objects with known chrome or nickel plated objects under a good light source.

4/14/2013 9:47:50 PM

If its 0 Ohms its chrome



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4/15/2013 9:59:38 AM