Nickel alloyed with iron

Nickel alloyed with iron is known as Invar, Pernifer 36 and Magnifer and their composition is given in Table 4.35. The alloys have moderately good corrosion resistance to a variety of industrial environments. Alloy with 80% nickel, iron and molybdenum is used as inductive components in transformers, circuit breakers,... 

It is alloyed with iron, nickel and other metals to make Alnico, an alloy of unusual magnetic strength with many important uses. Stellite alloys, containing cobalt, chromium, and tungsten, are used for high-speed, heavy-duty, high temperature cutting tools, and for dies. 

Fig. 5. A 90° polished cross section of a production white titania enamel, with the microstructure showing the interface between steel and direct-on enamel as observed by reflected light micrography at 3500 x magnification using Nomarski Interface Contrast (oil immersion). A is a steel substrate B, complex interface phases including an iron—nickel alloy C, iron titanate crystals D, glassy matrix E, anatase, Ti02, crystals and F, quart2 particle.

Making of Inorganic Materials by Electrochemical Methods Aluminium alloys with iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, and silver... 

A similar method of test was used at the International Nickel Company s Corrosion Laboratory at North Carolina. The specimen discs are mounted on insulated vertical spindles and submerged in sea-water, which is supplied continuously to the tank in which the specimens are immersed. The maximum peripheral speed of the spinning disc is about 760cms , and the characteristic pattern of attack is shown in Fig. 19.3a. Studies of variation of depth of attack with velocity indicate that at low velocities (up to about 450 cm s ) alloys such as Admiralty brass, Cu-lONi and cupro-nickel alloys containing iron maintain their protective film with a consequent small and similar depth of attack for the diflferent alloys. At higher velocities the rate increases due to breakdown of the film. 

Cobalt ores are often found in association with copper(II) sulfide. Cobalt is a silver-gray metal and is used mainly for alloying with iron. Alnico steel, an alloy of iron, nickel, cobalt, and aluminum, is used to make permanent magnets such as those in loudspeakers. Cobalt steels are hard enough to be used as surgical steels, drill bits, and lathe tools. The color of cobalt glass is due to a blue pigment that forms when cobalt(II) oxide is heated with silica and alumina. 

As mentioned, cobalt alloyed with iron and nickel is used to make powerful permanent magnets that are used in many industries. 

As mentioned, nickel is one of the three unique magnetic metals (Fe, Co, Ni) and is alloyed with iron, cobalt, and aluminum to make powerful Alnico magnets. 

The abundance of nickel in the earth s crust is only 84 mg/kg, the 24 most abundant element. It is found in most meteorites, particularly in the iron meteorites or siderites, alloyed with iron. Its average concentration in seawater is 0.56 pg/mL. Nickel is one of the major components of the earth s core, comprising about 7%. 

The Earth s core is composed of iron-nickel alloy, with an inner solid core surrounded by a molten outer core. A mismatch between the inferred density of the outer core and that predicted for iron-nickel metal at high pressure suggests that some light elements) must dilute the iron in the molten core. Some possibilities are oxygen, sulfur, silicon, and hydrogen, all elements with high cosmic abundances that can alloy with iron at very high... 

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Nickel, Ni, is also used to alloy with iron. About 70% of the western world s supply comes from iron and nickel sulfide ores that were brought close to the surface by the impact of a meteor at Sudbury, Ontario. The ore is first roasted to form nickel(II) oxide, which is reduced to the metal either electrolytically or by reaction with hydrogen gas in the first step of the Mond process ... 

At the present time, it is recommended that the heat-transfer surfaces of evaporators and the heat exchangers for handling hot sea water be made of 70% copper, 30% nickel alloy with 0.7% iron. This alloy has given excellent service in heat exchangers aboard ships under a wide variety of service conditions. 

There are transition metals in many of the products that people use in daily life. Some of these metals have obvious roles, such as the coin metals of gold, silver, and copper. Iron, which makes up 90% of all metal that is refined, or purified for use, is found in everything from tools to paper staples to washing machines. The most important iron product is steel, an iron-based metal alloy. Most steel made for manufacturing purposes is iron alloyed with the element carbon, which makes the steel much harder than iron alone. Several other transition metals are alloyed with iron to make different kinds of steel for different uses. Vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, manganese, chromium, and nickel are all used in steel alloys. For instance, chromium and nickel are alloyed with iron to create stainless steel, a type of steel that does not rust and is used in surgical instruments, cookware, and tools. Some famous landmarks such as the top of the Chrysler skyscraper in New York City and the St. Louis Gateway Arch are covered in stainless steel. 

V I. Dybkov. Interaction of iron-nickel alloys with liquid aluminium. Part 1. Dissolution kinetics // J.Mater.Sci.- 1993.- V.28, No.23.- P.6371-6380. 

From the point of view of physics, nickel is not nearly as good a conductor as copper, but it is important for its magnetic properties. Iron can be magnetically hardened by alloying it with nickel and cobalt. In this form it finds many uses in permanent magnets. Nickel has many other interesting properties when alloyed with iron or copper, and these contribute to a wide number of technological uses. 

Passive films formed in aqueous solutions consist of an oxide or a mixture of oxides, usually in hydrated form. The oxide formed on some metals (e.g., Al, Ti, Ta, Nb) is an electronic insulator, while on other metals the passivating oxide film behaves like a semiconductor. Nickel, chromium, and their alloys with iron (notably the various kinds of stainless steel) can be readily passivated and, in fact, tend to be spontaneously passivated upon contact with water or moist air. It should be noted that passivation does not occur when chloride ions are introduced into the solution indeed a preexisting passive film may be destroyed. Many other ions are detrimental to passivity, such as Br, I, SO, and CIO, but chloride is the worst offender, because of its... 

Ferrochrome, a high-chromium alloy with iron, is made by reducing chromite with carbon in the electric furnace. It is used for making alloy steels. The alloys of chromium are very important, especially the alloy steels. The chromium steels are very hard, tough, and. strong. They are used for armor plate, projectiles, safes, etc. Ordinary stainless steel contains 14 to 18% chromium, and usually 8% nickel. 

Nickel occurs, with iron, in meteorites. Its principal ores are nickelite, NiAs, millerite, NiS, and pentlandite, (Ni,Fe)S. The metal is produced, as an alloy containing iron and other elements, by roasting the ore and reducing with carbon. In the purification of nickel by the Mond process the gaseous compound nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4, is man ufactured and then decomposed. 

A special type of catalyst which is typified by Raney Nickel is prepared by leaching out one component from a binary alloy leaving a skeletal structure of the desired catalyst. Raney Nickel itself is made by leaching out aluminium from an aluminium-nickel alloy with sodium hydroxide. Cobalt and iron catalysts have also been prepared in this manner. 

When lightness, durability, and strength are needed for uses such as this racing wheelchair, a combination of transition elements, alloyed with iron, can provide the necessary properties. Here chromium, nickel, and magnesium (a main group element) are combined to produce a frame with the right properties. 

Put] Putman, J.W., Grant, N.J., Bloom, D.S., a Phase in Chromium-Molybdenum Alloys with Iron or Nickel in Symposium on the Nature, Occurrence, and Effects of Sigma Phase , American Society for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, PA, 61-68 (1950) (Morphology, Phase Diagram, Experimental, 6)... 

The metal most used for electroforming is nickel, sometimes as an alloy with iron or cobalt, but the use of iron is increasing and copper is extensively used in the manufacture of components for the electronics industry. Electroforming with silver or gold is also carried out but only for the production of medals and in the jewellery trade. 

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