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Terms used in the Metals Industry

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Nick

A surface or edge discontinuity in the form of a slight cut, indentation, or notch.

Nickel

Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

Nickel is pre-eminently an alloy metal, and its chief use is in the nickel steels and nickel cast irons.. It is also widely used for many other alloys, such as nickel brasses and bronzes, and alloys with copper, chromium, aluminum, lead, cobalt, silver, and gold.

Non Heat-Treatable Alloy

An alloy which can be strengthened only by cold work.

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