Nickel Bar
Nickel bars are straight, solid products of nickel or nickel alloys that have the capability of being extruded. Nickel bars can come in a variety of shapes: circular, triangular, square, and more. Nickel bars are among the wide range of products that can be formed from nickel, whose alloys can withstand extreme temperatures and be welded, machined, and hot and cold worked. Nickel can also be forged into almost any shape as steel and is best worked between 1,800 and 2,200°F.
Nickel bars are useful as components and parts due to the many favorable characteristics of nickel. Nickel is an element that is malleable, somewhat ferromagnetic, hard and ductile and a conductor of electricity and heat. The metal is silvery white, and can come in a polished or brushed nickel surface. Nickel is very strong and can handle incredibly high temperatures. It is used most often in the stainless steel industry because it is strong, withstanding breakage under high forces. It can also bend and yield before cracking or breaking and increases the steel's strength, ductility, rust resistance, and overall value.
Nickel bars are typically supplied to stainless steel and low alloy steel foundries, in addition to chemical companies. Most manufacturers can supply nickel and nickel alloy bars in any required form, forging the materials into rings or disks for the aerospace, automotive, medical, food service, and many other industries.