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Nickel is the fifth most common element on planet Earth.  All nickel was formed billions of years ago in supernova explosions, the only place in nature where the temperature and pressure conditions were sufficient for the nickel atom to form.

Nickel is a very versatile metal with many applications in the aerospace industry.  It's ability to alloy with a wide range of metals has brought it to the forefront of metallurgy.  Nickel alloys possess high strength and excellent corrosion resistance, particularly in aerospace applications where elevated temperatures are present.

Nickel-based Superalloys have been developed for very high temperature applications where relatively high stresses are encountered and where high surface stability is frequently required. Nickel Superalloys are used in the manufacture of McDonnell Douglas F15 and General Dynamics F16 fighters for combustor, flameholder, afterburner, inner liners and nozzels.

Cobalt is a strategic and critical metal used in many diverse commercial, industrial, and military applications.  The largest use of cobalt in the aerospace industry is to make parts for gas turbine aircraft engines.  

Also used for heat treating fabrications including furnaces, retorts and fixtures, for strength at temperature and resistance to oxidation, carburization, sulfication and nitriding. The commercial forms of nickel and cobalt based alloys fall into the following categories:

High Temperature

These materials are designed to provide unique strength and/or corrosion properties at elevated temperatures.  Major attributes include properties such as high strength, high creep resistance, resistance to softening, or resistance to metals loss at high temperature from oxidation, sulfidation, or carburization.  Nickel content ranges from approximately 25% to 60%, with critical amounts of chromium, molybdenum, columbium and titanium. 

Corrosion Resistant

These alloys are intended for applications in the chemical processing, petroleum refining, marine, heat treating, pollution and waste control industries where common 200, 300 and 400 Series stainlesses may not provide adequate corrosion protection.  The Corrosion Resistant Materials may be grouped as follows:

Electric

Soft Magnetic - Controlled Expansion - The thermal expansion characteristics of this group are used in several ways.  For glass-to-metal sealing applications, the thermal expansion characteristics of glass and metal are closely matched and the metal must also have an oxide which fluxes at high temperature with the glass to provide a hermetic and mechanically sound joint.  The most common applications are attachment of metallic parts to the internal of TV and cathode ray tubes, and also certain lamp bulb bases.

 
For more information about Nickel Alloys, please visit the Nickel Development Institute website at www.nidi.org.

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