1. Nickel (Ni) a transition metals
A silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge
The fifth most abundant element in the earth
Common in the crust

2. Nickel (Ni) Atomic number 28 Atomic mass 58.71 g.mol -1 Density
8.9 g.cm-3 at 20°C
Melting point
1453 °C
Boiling point
2913 °C
Discovered by
Alex Constedt 1751

3. Applications Nickel (Ni) Used in gas turbines and rocket engines
85% of metallic nickel used in combination with other metals alloys
Used in gas turbines and rocket engines
- easy to work and can be drawn into wire
- resist corrosion even at high temperatures
rocket engines
gas turbines

4. Nickel (Ni) 2. Used for propeller shaft in boats
and desalination plants
Monel: an alloy of nickel and copper
Hard, can resist the corrosion by sea water
3. Used to make stainless steel
used very widely in the home, in architecture,
in health care, in food processing and
throughout industry.
Monel
Stainless steel cutlery

5. Nickel (Ni) 4. Used to make Nickel-cadmium battery
Small NiCd dry cells are used for portable electronics and toys
rechargeable battery
often using cells manufactured in the same sizes as primary cells
at the cadmium electrode
at the nickel electrode
The net reaction during discharge is
Nickel-cadmium battery

6. Nickel (Ni) 5. Use as catalyst
Alkenes can react with hydrogen at high temperature (150 ℃) to produce alkanes.
 catalytic hydrogenation
Use to make margarine from animal oils and vegetable oils
6. Used for making nickel steels
added to give increased strength and toughness over that obtained with the ordinary rolled structural steel
adapted for case-hardening

7. - excellent resistance to marine corrosion and biofouling
Nickel (Ni)
7. Used in nickel-copper alloys and nickel silver
nickel-copper alloys:
- improves strength and corrosion resistance
- good ductility is retained
- excellent resistance to marine corrosion and biofouling
Nickel silver
- used in better-quality keys, making musical instruments (e.g. cymbals, saxophones), production of coins.
- marine fittings and plumbing fixtures
for its corrosion resistance, and heating
Nickel silver coins

8. Nickel (Ni)
8. Used to make malleable nickel, nickel clad, Inconel and other superalloys
Inconel: nickel-chromium-based superalloys
common in gas turbine blades, seals, and combustors, in the boilers of waste incinerators etc.
9. Used in plating
commonly used in engineering coating applications where wear resistance, hardness and corrosion protection are required
10. Use for nickel cast irons
Used in cast iron bridges, buildings, textile mills

9. Nickel (Ni)
11. Used in heat and electric resistance alloys e.g. Nichrome
widely used in electric heating elements,
such as in hair dryers, electric ovens,
soldering iron, toasters, and even
electronic cigarettes
12. Used for nickel brasses and bronzes
it is composed of 70% copper, 24.5% zinc and 5.5% nickel used to make pound coins in the pound sterling currency

10. Nickel compounds Nickel (Ni) Nickel (II) sulphate
useful for electroplating nickel
2. Nickel (II) chloride
produced by dissolving nickel residues in hydrochloric acid
3. Nickel(III) oxide
used as the cathode in many rechargeable batteries, e.g. nickel-cadmium