Nickel Nickel Structural applications that require specific corrosion resistance or elevated temperature strength receive the necessary properties from nickel and its alloys.
Some nickel alloys are among the toughest structural materials known.
When compared to steel, other nickel alloys have ultrahigh strength, high proportional limits, and high moduli of elasticity. Commercially pure nickel has good electrical, magnetic, and magnetostrictive properties. At cryogenic temperatures, nickel alloys are strong and ductile. Wrought alloys tend to be better known by tradenames such as Monel, Hastelloy, Inconel, Incoloy, etc. Casting alloys are identified by Alloy Casting Institute and ASTM designations.