Nickel is a strong, lustrous, silvery-white metal that is a staple of our daily lives and can be found in everything from the batteries that power our television remotes to the stainless steel that is used to make our kitchen sinks.
Nickel is very strong and resistant to corrosion, making it excellent for strengthening metal alloys. It is also very ductile and malleable, properties that allow its many alloys to be shaped into wire, rods, tubes, and sheets.
Applications:
Nickel is one of the most widely used metals on the planet. The metal is used in over 300,000 different products. Most often it is found in steels and metal alloys, but it is also used in the production of batteries and permanent magnets .
Chemical composition
ELEMENTS
VALUE
ELEMENTS
VALUE
Copper
Cu
99.97% Min.
Silica
Si
0.3ppm Max.
Cobalt
Co
0.2ppm Max.
Bismuth
Bi
0.1ppm Max.
Lead
Pb
0.2ppm Max.
Tellurium
Te
0.05ppm Max.
Iron
Fe
2ppm Max.
Silver
Ag
10ppm Max.
Aluminum
Al
0.5ppm Max.
Se
0.3ppm Max.
Manganese
Mn
0.1ppm Max.
S
4ppm Max.
Nickel
Ni
0.2ppm Max.
MG
0.4ppm Max.
Antimony
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lead ingot
Grade
Pb
min
Ag
max
Cu
max
Bi
max
As
max
Sb
max
Sn
max
Zn
max
Fe
max
Cd
max
Ni
max
Total
Pb99.994
99.994
0.0008
0.001
0.004
0.0005
0.0008
0.0005
0.0004
0.0005
–
–
0.006
Pb99.990
99.990
0.0015
0.001
0.010
0.0005
0.0008
0.0005
0.0004
0. ...