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| PRODUCT DATA of Nickel |
| Material | Nickel |
| Chemical Composition | 100Ni |
| CAS Registry ID | 7440-02-0 |
| EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE |
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| Development Status | Commercial Product |
| Cost Range | Low to Medium |
| Equivalent Designations | Ni |
| Space Experience | Good |
| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Atomic Number | 28 |
| Atomic Weight | 58.7 amu |
| Work Function | 4.9 eV |
| Crystal Structure | Face centered cubic (fcc) |
| Surface Energy | 2380 mJ/m^2 |
| Specific Gravity | 8.9 |
| Magnetic Properties | Ferromagnetic |
| ELASTIC PROPERTIES |
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| Tensile Modulus | 200 GPa |
| Shear Modulus | 76 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus | 180 GPa |
| Poisson Ratio | 0.31 |
| Speed of Sound (longitudinal) | 5600 m/s |
| Speed of Sound (transverse) | 3000 m/s |
| Acoustic Impedance | 49.5 MRayls |
| ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Electrical Volume Resistivity | 6.9e-8 ohm.m |
| THERMAL PROPERTIES |
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| Thermal Conductivity | 88.5 W/m.K |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient | 13.3 μstrain/°C |
| Melting Range | 1460 °C |
| Specific Heat | 0.452 J/g.K |
| RELEVANT PROPERTIES FOR USE IN SPACE COMMUNITY |
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| EMF vs SCE | -0.18 V Remark: Measured in 3.5% NaCl solution Data Quality: Design Data |