In reply to Bob Higgins's message of Mon, 6 Oct 2014 09:09:07 -0600: Hi, [snip] >I use carbonyl Ni, the same as Rossi and Defkalion. Rossi adds his own >treatment which he claims is cheap. Neither use nano-Ni. Will my >treatment of this Ni work? Only time will tell. Results with the QSI >nano-Ni have been disappointing. Also, nano-Ni is not durable - I.E, it >will easily sinter into larger particles at high temperature (600C). If >nano-Ni was found to be required, it will be painful to make something work >at high temperature for long periods. Nano-Ni might be OK for hand warmers.
Maybe it can be mixed with another powder to stop it sintering, by keeping the particles separate? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
