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5. Nickel applications
Present everywhere in everyday life and indispensable for industrial equipment, nickel is one of today's main base metals. In particular, it is an additive metal used in many alloys, stainless steels being the best known.
Its uses are extremely varied
5.1 Addition element in alloys
Nickel improves the properties of many ferrous and non-ferrous alloys in terms of :
Corrosion resistance over a wide temperature range;
mechanical characteristics ;
ease of heat treatment.
It can also be used...
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Nickel applications
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Economic data
1.Nickel production
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Mining production
Table 1 shows the worldwide distribution in 2004.
Producers
1.Main nickel metal producers
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