Category: ‘Nickel Engineering’

Health effects of nickel

August 17, 2011

Nickel is a compound that occurs in the environment only at very low levels. Humans use nickel for many different applications. The most common application of nickel is the use as an ingredient of steal and other metal products. ... Read More...

Nickel in the environment

August 17, 2011

Most nichel on Earth is inacessible because it is locked away in the planet's iron-nickel molten core, which is 10 % nickel. The total amount of nickel dissolved in the sea has been calculated to be around 8 billion tonnes. Organ... Read More...

Allergenic Effects of Metals and Dental Casting Alloys

July 2, 2011

Metal ions, which are released from dental restorations, can provoke systemic and local allergic reactions. A case has been reported of an individual who suffered from an IgA nephropathy after placement of nickel alloy base cro... Read More...

Gold Allergy

July 2, 2011

Do you have an allergy to gold? Probably not, that is not gold itself. What people occasionally have is an allergy to the nickel content in gold alloys, usually in the alloy rich 9ct gold. 9ct alloys go dull or even black from... Read More...

Nickel Allergy

July 2, 2011

Contact allergic dermatitis to nickel may develop at any age. Once this nickel allergy has occurred, it persists for many years, often it will remain for the rest of your life. Nickel allergy is more common in women, probably ... Read More...

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