Talk:Nivarox
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[edit] Business Entity or Alloy?
I think the word Nivarox is more widely used to refer to the alloy than the business entity. I'd suggest rewriting the initial paragraph to focus on the alloy, with a mention of the business, and expand the section on the alloy and move it above the sections on the business entity. --Chetvorno 09:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The Nivarox Alloy
It seems to me the most important characteristic of Nivarox has been left out of the section on the alloy. The reason it is used in hairsprings is it's low thermal coefficient of elasticity, not it's low thermal expansion coefficient. --Chetvorno 10:02, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Exaggerated Claim?
I think it's a stretch to claim that Nivarox alone made the compensation balance obsolete. If any one alloy can make that claim, I would think it would be Elinvar, the first low elasticity coefficient alloy. It also makes the article sound like a corporate promotion. I would suggest either supporting the claim with references, or qualifying it. --Chetvorno 09:51, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Composition
The composition for the material seems very odd, at least to me. If the matrix of the alloy is iron/carbon, in which the other elements are dissolved/precipitated then why does the matrix only comprise at most 27% of the material? What percentages are these in, atomic or weight? If the cobalt concentration is higher than that of the "matrix" why is it not a cobalt alloy? I don't get this at all - nor can I find any references to the alloy based upon its commerical name. User A1 (talk) 09:07, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
