nickel steel

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Materials Facet
  4. Materials (hierarchy name)
  5. materials (substances)
  6. [materials by composition]
  7. inorganic material
  8. metal
  9. [metal by composition or origin]
  10. [iron and iron alloy]
  11. iron alloy
  12. steel (alloy)
  13. alloy steel
  14. nickel steel
Scope note
Steel with nickel as the dominant alloying element; the addition of nickel can result in steel that is less likely to warp or crack, more resistant to corrosion, and generally stronger and harder.
nickel steel
Accepted term: 05-Jan-2026