What is nickel?

 a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 28.

 Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile.
 Symbol: Ni
 Atomic mass: 58.6934 u
What is alloy?
 An alloy is a combination of metals or a combination of one or more metals
with non-metallic elements
 Examples of common alloys: Steel: A combination of iron (metal) and
carbon (non-metal) Bronze: A combination of copper (metal) and tin (metal)
Brass: A mixture of copper (metal) and zinc (metal)

What are nickel based alloys?

 Nickel based alloys have nickel as the balancing metal. They can be
alloyed with iron, chromium and molybdenum etc.

Examples:
Types of resistance alloys containing nickel include:
 Cu-Ni alloys containing 2 to 45% Ni.
 Ni-Cr-Al alloys containing 35 to 95% Ni.
 Ni-Cr-Si alloys containing 70 to 80% Ni.
 Ni-Cr alloys containing 65 to 80% Ni with 1.5% Si
 Ni-Cr-Fe alloys containing 35 to 70% Ni with 1.5% Si

Manufacturing process:
To make Nickel Alloys, start with the purest available raw materials to achieve the
required chemical composition. A correct chemical composition is necessary to
give uniform and required properties to different alloys. The alloys are then
Melted, Hot-Rolled and Processed to final sizes using state-of-the-art technology.
All processes are constantly monitored at each step using statistical process control
tools to ensure the best quality of the final products. The process for making each
alloy is set after a detailed exercise using concepts such as Failure Mode Effect
Analysis (FEMA) and Design of Experiments (DOE).
The list of processes through which manufacturing of nickel alloys goes is as
follow:
 Melting
 Hot Rolling
 Acid Pickling
 Annealing
 Wire Drawing
 Cold Rolling / Slitting
 Quality Control
 Packing
Properties:
Nickel and nickel alloys are non-ferrous metals with high

 Strength
 Toughness
 Excellent corrosion resistance
 Superior elevated temperature properties
 Pure nickel is a bright silver-white metallic element of the iron group and is
hard, malleable, and ductile.

Applications:
A number of other applications for nickel alloys involve the unique physical
properties of special-purpose nickel-base or high-nickel alloys. These include:

 Low-expansion alloys
 Electrical resistance alloys
 Soft magnetic alloys
 Shape memory alloys
 Corrosion resistance alloys
 Heat resistance alloys

Commercial use:
 Nickel is supplied to the producers of nickel alloys in powder, pellets, or
anode forms. This has led to a whole series ofalloy modifications, with
controlled compositions having nickel contents ranging from about 94% to
virtually 100%.
 Common uses may include: aircraft gas turbines, steam turbine power plants,
medical devices, nuclear power systems and chemical and petrochemical
 industries. ... These industrial forms of nickel as well as nickel-basealloys are
completely austenitic (material formed by mixing carbon in Iron).

Advantages:
 High mechanical performance
 Tough and ductile
 Good high and low temperature strength
 High oxidation resistance
 Good corrosion resistance

Disadvantages:
 High cost
 Not normally mixed with cheaper alloying metals