Nickel & Its Alloys
Tough contender under harsh temperatures and corrosion
Arnold’s Precision Thin Metals business is a recognized leader in providing high quality grades of nickel and nickel alloys rolled and fabricated to your demanding specifications. Because of its ability to withstand the extremes of both temperature and corrosives, as well as its magnetic properties at or near room temperature, nickel is often the preferred metal for applications ranging from rechargeable battery technologies to microphone capsules to strain gauges, instrumentation sensors, gaskets, motor valves, and other devices.
Other providers of rolled strip or sheet nickel and nickel alloys are limited in terms of available grades, thickness and tight dimensional tolerances. Thanks to years of expertise and a broad-based network for materials supply and processing, Arnold’s customers have access to a wide selection of grades and can choose from a range of thicknesses not available from other suppliers, including ultra-thin nickel in most grades. While most customers request delivery coiled, we can also deliver our thin rolled Nickel in sheet form.
Offering high dimensional stability over a range of temperatures, nickel and nickel alloys from Arnold can be rolled to thicknesses from 0.01″ to 0.00008″ (0.254 – 0.002mm).
KEY APPLICATIONS & USES
- Precision instrumentation and gauges
- Cladding
- Heat-generation and heat-protection devices
- Mechanical and audio resonators
- Piping and valve components for extreme conditions, corrosive chemicals
AVAILABLE IN A RANGE OF GRADES AND STRENGTHS
The following is a partial listing of some of the more popular nickel alloy formulations and where they work best.
| Alloy | Description | Use / applications |
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Nickel 200 and 201
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Commercially pure (99%) Nickel with excellent resistance to reducing chemicals and caustic alkalis Magnetic at or near room temperature
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Battery applications, pressure sensors
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Invar
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FeNi36 or 64FeNi, Low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE or a)
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Precision instruments, clocks, seismic creep gauges, shadow-mask frames, motor valving, antimagnetic timing devices
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Constantan
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CuNi, 55% Cu, 45% Ni (also known as Eureka, Advance, Ferry)
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Where constant resistivity needed over wide T range
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Hastelloy
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Withstands high temperature, high stress, corrosion or erosion
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Pressure vessels, piping, valves for nuclear and chemical facilities, distillation equipment
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Ni-Chrome
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Resistance heating alloy with melting point near 2550 F (1400 C)
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Heating elements
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Ni Span C
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Nickel-Iron-Chromium alloy, often with added titanium, aluminum Outstanding controllable thermoelastic coefficient characteristics, excellent oxidation resistance at high temperature
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Precision springs, mechanical resonators, precision elastic components
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Monel
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High corrosion resistance
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Chemical handling
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DIMENSIONAL
Each is available in a variety of thicknesses and dimensions shown below:
| Thickness | Maximum Width |
|---|---|
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0.025″- 0.0004″ (0.635 – 0.01mm)
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17.5” (444.5mm) as rolled edge 17.0” (431.8mm) with a slit edge
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0.00039″ – 0.0001″ (0.0099 – 0.0025mm)
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4.25” (107.95mm) as rolled edge 4.0” (101.6mm) with a slit edge
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Ask us about other grades and thicknesses available. Consult your Arnold sales representative for more details.