NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS are solid soluti

NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS are solid solutions
based in the element nickel. Even though nickel base
alloys, in general, contain a large proportion
of other alloying elements, these alloys maintain
the face-centered cubic (fcc) structure from
the nickel-base element. As a consequence of the
fcc structure, nickel-base alloys have excellent
ductility, malleability, and formability. Nickel
alloys are also readily weldable.