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Nickel Prices
http://designnews.com/article/CA6418...rid=1297300122
Originally Posted by Doug_Smock_Design_News
Soaring Nickel Prices Spur Search for Alternatives
Doug Smock, Contributing Editor -- Design News, February 22, 2007 Keep an eye out for alternatives to high-nickel content products such as stainless steel. Nickel prices have nearly tripled in the past 14 months and will remain under pressure this year, according to leading market analysts. Numerous supply disruptions throughout 2006 coupled with rising demand from China created significant pressure on the silvery white metal used to make stainless steel, magnets, coinage, and special alloys, particularly for the aircraft industry. . . . Bob Wilson |
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Why does this thread have a ;) icon? Rising nickel prices wouldn't be good, unless you're trying to suggest that it would lead to a switch to lithium ion or something else.
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The article provides background on the price of a metal critical to our batteries. Although a lot has been written about the promise of LiON batteries, there are no production hybrids using them for good reason.
The current LiON batteries have a thermal run-away problem that is built in to their design. They use a plastic barrier that is temperature sensitive. Once a pin-hole starts, it cascades into thermal runaway. So nickel remains a critical element for our current hybrid batteries. Bob Wilson |
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Get your nickel price graphs at:
www.lme.co.uk/nickel_graphs.asp There have been exceptional changes since 2006. Hoard 1955 - 1981 Canadian nickel coins (if you can find them), as they are 99.9% NiMH batteries are overall something like 0.1% of the market, with traction batteries being a small fraciton of that. Strong overall demand means that the new surface mines are certain in Indonesia and Madagascar. Too bad. This materials cost has increased almost tenfold since the Prius began. Better believe that they are working hard on the Li substitutes. The MGs' magnets are kinda nickely as well... DAS |
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When will a politician suggest changing the content of our pennies and nickles?
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Originally Posted by Tochatihu
(Post 113103)
Hoard 1955 - 1981 Canadian nickel coins (if you can find them), as they are 99.9%
DAS Since the metal in a nickel is now worth more than 5 cents laws like this are needed.:confused: How about change the metal instead, leaving the valuable resources for other purposes. |
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When I was very young, there was a 'paper' coin called a mill. Ten mills equaled a penny and 5 pennies would buy a coke.
http://www.weights-and-measures.com/...kcurrency.html Of course in those days, we had to walk barefoot against the blowing snow to school, up hill, both ways. Bob Wilson |
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web
(Post 113133)
Of course in those days, we had to walk barefoot against the blowing snow to school, up hill, both ways.
Bob Wilson |
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