NiDI Appointment
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Nickel Magazine, June, 2003 -- Kati Aaltonen - European Environment Project
Officer
LONDON OFFICE - Kati Aaltonen will be joining the Nickel Development Institue on 1st July 2003 as
European Environment Project Officer. Kati will be working with Dr. Sally Williams, European Director -
Health and Environment, on projects related to the European Union Nickel Risk Assessment but will also be
involved with other EU health and environment issues.
Kati has a masters degree in Environmental Engineering from the Lappeenranta University of Technology,
Finland and a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Technology. In addition to working on environmental issues in
Finland with AvestaPolarit and Outokumpu Poricopper Ltd., Kati has experience in The Netherlands, Egypt,
Thailand and the UK. She speaks Finnish, English and some Swedish.
ASTM Defines 'Nickel' and 'Nickel Alloy'
After four years of committee work, ASTM has come up with definitions of 'nickel' and 'nickel alloy.'
The new definitions appear in ASTM B 899-02: Standard Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals
and Alloys.
It defines nickel as "a refined nickel primarily produced from ore or matte or similar raw material containing a minimum of 99.80 percent nickel by weight."
Similarily, a nickel alloy is defined as "a material that conforms to a specification that requires, by weight percent, more nickel than any other element, with the possible exception of iron"
In an explanatory note, the standard says: "Prior to 1992, 'nickel alloys' were defined as alloys
nominally containing less than 50% iron with nickel as the highest nonferrous element present. Under the
current guidelines, only alloys containing nickel as the principal constituent will be considered as a nickel
alloy for the purpose of new coverage in B02 specifications."
Since they are not used in ASTM standards, the terms 'nickel-base alloy' and 'nickel-based alloy' are "not
preferred" terms within ASTM B 899.
ASTM Subcommittee B02.91 Editorial and Terminology defines new terms under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee
B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys. The B02.91 subcommittee meets twice a year.
The next meeting will be held in Tampa, Florida on Wed. Nov. 19, 2003 at 8:00 AM.
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