Physical and chemical properties, unique advantages of pure nickel wires and strips

Pure nickel wire and pure nickel strip are used in a wide range of industries due to their unique physical and chemical properties.

Below are their unique advantages, production purposes, functions and applications:

Unique Advantages:
High electrical and thermal conductivity: pure nickel materials have good electrical conductivity, which makes them ideal for use in electrical and electronic equipment.
Corrosion resistance: Pure nickel exhibits excellent corrosion resistance in most reducing media, except in strong alkaline environments.
Solderability and machinability: Easy to solder and good pressure machinability in both hot and cold conditions, facilitating the manufacture of complex shapes.
Appropriate Coefficient of Linear Expansion: This characteristic is particularly important for applications requiring high temperature stability.
High strength and toughness: good mechanical strength and ductility even at high temperatures.
Memory alloy properties (some specific alloys): as mentioned, memory alloys can recover their original shape at specific temperature conditions.

Needs met:
- For application scenarios where high purity metals are required to ensure electrical properties or to avoid contamination.
- Components requiring long-term stability in corrosive environments.
- Structural components that require good mechanical properties along with excellent corrosion resistance.
Function:
- As a conductor, transmits current without significant heat generation.
- Used as a connecting element, e.g. for battery lugs, to ensure a reliable electrical connection.
- As corrosion-resistant components in the chemical industry.
- As a heating element, using its resistivity to generate heat.
- As a structural material in vacuum electronics, e.g. leads in light bulbs.
- Used in the manufacture of alloys to improve the mechanical strength of steel and other metals.

Commonly used areas:
Chemical and electroplating industry: Due to its excellent corrosion resistance, it is commonly used in the manufacture of reaction vessels, pipes, etc.
Electronics and battery industry: positive and negative connecting sheets for lithium batteries, power batteries, sputtering targets, etc.
Aerospace: aero-engine parts, spacecraft parts.
Automobile manufacturing industry: battery system components for electric vehicles.
Hardware stamping parts: a variety of small parts that require corrosion resistance and high strength.
Telecommunications and electric vacuum equipment: such as special light bulbs, radio components.
Medical devices: medical implants or other medical devices with non-magnetic requirements.
Diamond tools: as a metal binder to enhance the durability and cutting efficiency of tools.