Nickel

Nickel was discovered in 1751 by the Swedish metallurgist Axel-Frederik Cronstedt [10].

From the German word kupfernickel meaning copper (kupfer) and devil (nickel). In the seventeents century nickel ores were mistaken for copper ores beause of the similarity in appearance. Kupfernickel refers to the belief that a devil prevented the extraction of copper from these ores [4].