Updated September 21, 2004

Nickel is a common metal, worth about five cents. Or it can be a conducting material in thin films, but suffers from skin depth problems due to its high permeability. The density of nickel is almost the same as copper, but the conductivity is much lower and melting point is higher.

Formula or Composition:	Ni
Bulk Resistivity:	8.707 -cm
Temperature Coefficient of Resistivity (TCR):	6900 ppm/°C
Mass Density:	8.9 gr/cc
Heat Capacity:	442.6 J/kg/°C
Thermal Conductivity (k):	76 W/m°C
Temperature Coefficient of Expansion (TCE):	12.8 ppm/°C
Melting Point, °C:	1455 °C
Melting Point, °F:	2651 °F