Nivaflex is an octavariant alloy important in watchmaking, used primarily for the mainspring.[1] The name was registered as a trademark in 1957 by Reinhard Straumann, a Swiss metallurgist.[2][3] Nivaflex is "wholly non-magnetic" and displays a very low coefficient of thermal expansion.[4] Its composition is of 45% cobalt, 21% nickel, 18% chromium, 5% iron, 4% tungsten, 4% molybdenum, 1% titanium and 0.2% beryllium; carbon content is less than 0.1 percent of the alloy's weight.[5]
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