Nickel compounds are used for nickel plating, coloring ceramics, making batteries, and as catalysts, which accelerate the rate of chemical reactions. Pure nickel is a hard metal, which is used to make stainless steel and other metal alloys.
Los compuestos de níquel se usan para niquelado, colorear cerámicas, fabricar baterías, y como catalizadores, que aceleran la velocidad de reacciones químicas. El níquel puro es un metal duro, que se usa para fabricar acero inoxidable y otras aleaciones de metales.
It is a soft, ductile and easy to shape metal. It has a great wetting property and high resistance to corrosion, ideal for coating other metals. It is mainly used in the manufacture of bronze, an alloy of tin and copper.