That depends on what nickel you are talking about. Is it a US coin, a Canadian coin, what year is it? Compositions change both from country to country and from year to year. Try being more specific in your question, in order to get a proper answer.
Yes, a 1946 nickel does contain silver. Nickels minted from 1942-1945 were made with a composition of 35% silver and 56% copper, due to the wartime need for nickel. After 1945, nickel composition returned to the standard 75% copper and 25% nickel.
.750 copper & .250 nickel Weight 5 grams
No, the 1959 nickel is not made of silver. Nickels minted in 1959 and thereafter are composed of a copper-nickel alloy (75% copper and 25% nickel). Silver was phased out of the composition in 1946.
A 1975 Roosevelt Dime has the following composition: outer layers of 0.75 copper and 0.25 nickel bonded to a core of pure copper; the overall composition is about 93% copper and 7% nickel. The coin weighs 2.27 grams.
All U.S. nickels minted since 1866 (except for 1942-1945) are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Whta is the composition of nickel and is it compatible with Metcaptan Sulfur?
A composition of steel, copper, and nickel
.750 copper & .250 nickel
It is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
iron nickel
BASICALLY... Iron and Nickel.
BASICALLY... Iron and Nickel.
SOLID IRON AND NICKEL
Yes, a 1946 nickel does contain silver. Nickels minted from 1942-1945 were made with a composition of 35% silver and 56% copper, due to the wartime need for nickel. After 1945, nickel composition returned to the standard 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The Earth's core is the layer that is most similar in composition to an iron-nickel meteorite. The core is divided into an outer liquid layer and an inner solid layer, and both contain a high concentration of iron and nickel, similar to the composition of iron-nickel meteorites.
.750 copper & .250 nickel Weight 5 grams
Mostly iron, some nickel.