NICKEL ALLOYS NICKEL STEEL STAINLESS STEEL TECHNICAL HELP ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

A wealth of knowledge

A new generation of designers, materials specifiers, architects and engineers is being introduced to the wealth of technical information curated by the Nickel Institute. An archive of technical guides and know-how for working with nickel-containing materials, including stainless steel, that has been built over thirty years is now being updated and made freely available.

So how did the Nickel Institute come by this amazing archive of over 300 publications, written by experts in their field?

The story goes back to the 1980s and before.

In those days, INCO, one of the founding companies of the then Nickel Development Institute (which became the Nickel Institute in 2004 when it joined forces with NiPERA) had an active marketing department dedicated to helping end users of nickel use the product effectively. They produced a series of technical guides, written by subject experts which are still highly relevant today. INCO, now part of Vale, bequeathed the rights to distribute this body of work to the Nickel Institute. At the same time the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) decided not to continue with publishing their technical guides, and likewise allowed the Nickel Institute to take them on. The Nickel Institute has since commissioned additional works from experts and added to the collection.

Titles like Design guidelines for the selection and use of stainless steels, Stainless steels and specialty alloys for modern pulp and paper mills or Welding of stainless steels and other joining methods provide practical advice and have been consistently popular over the years.

Previously distributed in print form, the publications are now easily accessible from the Nickel Institute’s online library.

We are pleased to make this knowledge accessible to the next generation of designers, materials specifiers, architects and engineers. This high quality technical information is freely available to give practitioners confidence in working with nickel-containing materials and to harness their benefits in a wide range of applications.

Recently thirty significant technical publications originally produced by INCO and AISI have been refreshed and re-published by the Nickel Institute.

The digital quality of the guides has been enhanced and all publications are searchable. The guides are useful additions to the bookshelves of materials engineers, architects and structural engineers. They cover the use of nickel and nickel-containing alloys in a wide range of applications and are available for free download.

"We are pleased to make this knowledge accessible to the next generation of designers, materials specifiers, architects and engineers,” says Richard Matheson, the Nickel Institute’s Director, Market Development. "This high quality technical information is freely available to give practitioners confidence in working with nickel-containing materials and to harness their benefits in a wide range of applications."

The Nickel Institute is at the forefront of delivering education and maintaining an extensive library of technical guides is just one element of a program designed to disseminate knowledge widely.

The Nickel Institute is at the forefront of delivering education and maintaining an extensive library of technical guides is just one element of a program designed to disseminate knowledge widely.

Our objective is to ensure that the properties of nickel-containing materials are well-understood and used appropriately. We aim to give the end-user confidence to specify and work with nickel-containing materials to help them achieve their goals.

Working with partner organisations across the world, we provide a variety of services, such as technical advice, education about nickel-containing material, especially stainless steel, and organise conferences and seminars.

In addition to providing an extensive library of practical technical guides, the Nickel Institute’s team of highly experienced experts offers a free technical help service to answer practical questions from existing and potential users of nickel-containing materials for architecture, building & construction, welding, process engineering, structural engineering and other related topics.

Our objective is to ensure that the properties of nickel-containing materials are well-understood and used appropriately. We aim to give the end-user confidence to specify and work with nickel-containing materials to help them achieve their goals.

Contact the Nickel Institute Technical Help Service at https://inquiries.nickelinstitute.org/

The Nickel Institute’s technical guides are available at https://nickelinstitute.org/library

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