| Temperature, ˚C | 1250 | 1150 | 1100 | 1050 | 1000 | 900 | 800 | 700 | 650 | 600 | 500 |
| Solubility, см−3 | 4 × 1017 | 2 × 1017 | 6 × 1016 | 2.6 × 1016 | 1.4 × 1016 | 1.4 × 1015 | 8 × 1014 | 2 × 1013 | 3.7 × 1012 | 7 × 1011 | 1.3 × 109 |
| Coefficient of diffusion, cm−2/s | 5.7 × 10−5 | 4 × 10−5 | 2.8 × 10−5 | 2.5 × 10−5 | 2.2 × 10−5 | 2 × 10−5 | 10−5 | 8 × 10−6 | 6 × 10−6 | 4 × 10−6 | 2 × 10−6 |
| Coefficient of saturation | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 290 | 500 | 2 × 104 | 105 | 6 × 105 | 2.6 × 108 |
| Time required for building clusters, sec. | - | 5 × 10−4 | 7 × 10−2 | 1.6 × 10−2 | 7.8 × 10−1 | 7.5 | 30 | 2.5 × 103 | 4 × 104 | 4 × 105 | 5 × 108 |
| Concentration of clusters | - | 2 × 1017 | 6 × 1016 | 2.6 × 1016 | 1.4 × 1016 | 1.4 × 1015 | 8 × 1014 | 2 × 1013 | 3.7 × 1012 | 7 × 1011 | 1.3 × 109 |
| Size | - | Molecule of Ni2 | 0.5 nm | ~1 nm | 1.5 ¸ 2 nm | 10 nm | 15 ¸ 20 nm | >150 nm | ~1 mic | ~3 ¸ 5 mic | >10 mic |