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Technical Papers

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Energy Segment

The Chemical vapor deposition technique for Inco nickel foam production (PDF - 985KB)

Superior Nickel Foam Production: Starting from Raw Materials Quality Control (PDF - 641KB)
The paper describes the two methods of nickel foam production employed by Inco as of 2005 and discusses the importance of raw materials quality (polyurethane foam substrate, nickel feed) in the manufacturing process to achieve superior quality final product.

Powder Metallurgy

Nickel-Copper Interactions in P/M Steels (PDF - 660KB)
T. Singh, Chicago PM Conference, June 2004
Describes the dimensional change actions caused by varying combinations of nickel and copper additions to PM Steels.

Coatings

Magnetic Properties of Organic Coatings Containing Nickel, Nickel-alloy and Stainless Steel Flakes (PDF - 116KB)
Dr. AC Hart, Warsaw Coating Conference, November 2004.
Reviews the magnetic properties of flake pigments made from the following compositions: Nickel, 97/3 Nickel Aluminum, 2Mo81Ni Permalloy and 316L Stainless Steel.

EMI Shielding

Nickel-Coated Graphite - an answer to electronic shielding problems (PDF - 740KB)
Dr Anthony C. Hart, Hart Coating Technology, December 2005.
Dr Hart compares the performance characteristics of Nickel Coated graphite and Silver coated products. He concludes that in conductive gaskets, Nickel Coated Graphite offers comparable shielding effectiveness, superior corrosion resistance and significantly lower cost versus silver coated glass, copper and aluminum.