They are minted from nickel-plated steel instead of cupro-nickel, and are 11% thicker.
The perforated tubes into which the nickel active material is loaded are made of nickel-plated steel of high quality.
From 1992, copper and nickel-plated steel replaced bronze and cupronickel, respectively.
From January 2012 the 5p coin has been minted in nickel-plated steel in order to save costs.
Handles may be wood or plastic; ferrules are metal (usually nickel-plated steel).
Metal ferrules may be of aluminum, nickel, copper, or nickel-plated steel.
A modern six-drawer Italian vanity made of wenge wood and nickel-plated steel is 49 inches by 20 inches.
It has nickel-plated steel supports and black rubber wheels, with not a Colonial finial in sight.
How does stainless steel compare with the nickel-plated steel for electric guitar strings?
However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998.