Mandala #28 — Ni: Níquel (Nickel)
Element 28 · Ni · Níquel
Warm champagne gold, rose-silver
The coin metal with fcc structure — magnetic, catalytic, and foundational to superalloys for jet engines.
Despite its name suggesting the American 5-cent coin, a US nickel is only 25% nickel. Nickel is ferromagnetic below 358°C. Nickel superalloys operate at temperatures close to their melting point in jet engines. As nickel hydrogenation catalyst, it converts vegetable oils to margarine.
50 Mandalas de Elementos Químicos — a sacred geometry digital art series where science and beauty converge. Each mandala's palette, pattern, and structure is inspired by the element's atomic character, crystal structure, reactivity, and visual identity.


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