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Nickel is resistant to oxidation at high temperatures and to electrical erosion. For these reasons, alloys that are high in nickel, such as the 4 percent manganese alloy, are used for spark plug electrodes in automobiles and for other types of ignitors. The addition of 15–20 percent of chromium to nickel vastly improves oxidation resistance so that such alloys are used for electric resistance heaters. Alloys containing 15–20 percent chromium, plus various amounts of iron, and an alloy containing 35 percent chromium, 20 percent nickel, with the balance iron, find extensive industrial use where high strength and corrosion resistance over ...(100 of 3037 words)