nickel–ironadj.
/ˌnɪklˈʌɪən/, U.S. /ˌnɪk(ə)lˈaɪ(ə)rn/ 1. Consisting of or containing an alloy of nickel and iron.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [adjective] > relating to other specific alloys
white metal1710
zinc-iron1849
nickel–iron1891
1891 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 142 66 In the Welland siderolite there are but two distinct nickel-iron alloys, viz: kamacite and tænite.
1925 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 112 74 The first commercial application of high-frequency melting in Europe was made by a British firm for the preparation of nickel–iron alloys for submarine cables.
1946 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) VII. 458/1 The nickel–iron alloys (‘Permalloys’) are used in compressed powder form at telephonic and radio frequencies.
1995 Focus Aug. 54/2 Other meteorites are made almost entirely of nickel-iron alloys.
2. Designating a secondary cell or battery in which the anode and cathode are composed of nickel hydroxide and iron respectively.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > galvanism, voltaism > voltaic or galvanic battery > [noun] > other types of battery
alkaline battery1874
tray-batterya1884
filament battery1919
nickel–iron1920
nuclear battery1955
rechargeable1960
alkaline1980
1920 Whittaker's Electr. Engineer's Pocket-bk. (ed. 4) 589 Either a special type of light-weight lead battery or an Edison alkaline (nickel-iron) battery is used.
1938 R. Hum Chem. for Engin. Students xxi. 567 Edison, or Nickel-Iron, Accumulator.—In this cell the electrodes are made of steel, and the active materials which they support are somewhat hydrated nickel oxide..and finely divided iron.
1989 A. C. Davies Sci. & Pract. Welding (ed. 9) I. iv. 163 Secondary batteries or accumulators are of two types: (1) the lead–acid, and (2) the nickel–iron alkaline.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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