Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a metal of steel. Well, stainless steel that is.

Known for mixing well with others, nickel is often combined with different metals to make incredibly strong alloys.  It’s this strength – along with a resistance to heat and corrosion – that make it the perfect ingredient for stainless steel.

And with 65 per cent of the world’s nickel used in stainless steel production, that’s a lot of shiny products.

For more fun facts on nickel check out this infographic – the latest in our rockin’ series on Australian minerals

Nickel infographic

Find out more about CSIRO’s minerals research.

2 comments

  1. Wesley Beck

    12th August 2013 at 10:35 pm

    The recent set of infographics are excellent. Keep up the great work!

  2. Professor Anthony Klein

    12th August 2013 at 5:17 pm

    Tut, tut!

    The Earth’s magnetic field is due to electric currents in its core, which is far too hot to be ferromagnetic. Being mainly metallic, the core is, however, a good conductor.

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