| Latin name | Niccolum |
| English name | Nickel |
| chemical symbol | Ni |
| atomic number | 28 |
| relative atomic mass | 58,6934 |
| period | 4 |
| group | VIII.B |
| classification | transition metals |
| discovery year | 1751 |
| discoverer | A. F. Cronstedt |
| melting point [°C] | 1453 |
| boiling point [°C] | 2913 |
| density [g cm-3] | 8,908 |
| density at melting point [g cm-3] | 7,81 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 1,91 |
| stand. el. potential [V] | -0,23 |
| oxidation states | I, II, III, IV |
| electron configuration | [Ar]3d8 4s2 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,44 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 17,47 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 91 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1,4.107 |
| 1. ionizing potential [eV] | 7,6398 |
| 2. ionizing potential [eV] | 18,168 |
| 3. ionizing potential [eV] | 35,17 |
| Mohs hardness | 4 |
| Vickers hardness [MPa] | 638 |
| Brinell hardness [MPa] | 700 |
| shear modulus [GPa] | 76 |
| Young's modulus [GPa] | 200 |
| Curie's point [K] | 631 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |