It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal.Nickel resists corrosion and is used to plate other metals to protect them. It is, however, mainly used in making alloys such as stainless steel. Nichrome is an alloy of nickel and chromium with small amounts of silicon, manganese and iron. It resists corrosion, even when red hot. Nickel steel is used for armour plating. Other alloys of nickel are used in boat propeller shafts and turbine blades.
