Nickel

material · 1751 · Early modern era

A metal for alloys and batteries.

Inventor: Axel Fredrik Cronstedt.

Where it is used

• Stainless steel — is material for. Nickel in austenitic steels.
• Nichrome — is material for. Nickel.
• Potentiometer — is material for. The resistance wire is a nickel alloy.
• Resistor — is material for. Wire-wound resistors use nickel alloys.
• Electrolyser — is material for. The electrodes are nickel.
• Spark plug — is material for. The electrodes are a nickel alloy.
• Strain gauge — is material for. The grid is constantan (copper with nickel).
• Gas turbine — is material for. The blades are nickel superalloys.
• Afterburner — is material for. The chamber is made of nickel superalloys.
• Turboprop — is material for. The turbine blades are nickel alloys.
• Ramjet — is material for. The chamber is made of heat-resistant alloys.
• Turbofan — is material for. The hot section is nickel alloys.
• Breadboard — is material for. The contacts are nickel-plated bronze.
• Nickel–metal hydride battery — is material for. The cathode is nickel hydroxide.

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