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nickel steel

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nickel steel [′nikĀ·əl ′stēl]
(metallurgy)
Carbon steel containing up to 9% nickel as a major alloying element.

nickel steel
Steel containing 3 to 5% nickel and 0.2 to 0.5% carbon; the nickel increases the strength and the elastic limit of the alloy; has better properties (such as greater strength, more ductility, and higher corrosion resistance) than carbon steel.


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1) Steam generators are manufactured with strong low-alloy steel made of manganese, molybdenum and nickel steel, a combination highly resistant to the strong pressures characteristic of pressurized reactor (primary) and secondary coolants.
1) Steam generators are manufactured with strong low-alloy steel made of manganese, molybdenum and nickel steel, a combination highly resistant to the strong pressures characteristic of pressurized reactor (primary) and secondary coolants.
Under the agreement, they will farm out cold-roll processing of some stainless steel products -- chromium steel from Kawasaki and nickel steel from Nippon Yakin.
 
 
 
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