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 lattice structure
(fcc or gamma) 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.