Jewelry Precious Metal · Platinum Alloy
Precious Metal Pt950
Precious Metal Pt950 is a jewelry precious metal precious metal — premium platinum jewelry alloy. Typical values: 130 MPa yield, 21.45 g/cm³, rated to 1,200 °C. Available for CNC machining, Sheet metal at FabDigit.
Properties
Typical room-temperature values in the O (annealed) condition. Metric first, imperial in gray. The bars show where Pt950 sits against the other 7 precious metal grades in the catalog.
Datasheet
| Yield strength | 130 MPa19 ksi |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 220 MPa32 ksi |
| Hardness | 135 HV≈ 128 HB |
| Density | 21.45 g/cm³0.775 lb/in³ |
| Specific strength (yield ÷ density) | 6 |
| Min service temp | -200 °C-328 °F |
| Max service temp | 1,200 °C2,192 °F |
| Electrical conductivity | 16 % IACS9.3 MS/m |
| Machinability | Fair40 / 100 |
| Weldability | Very good75 / 100 |
| Formability | Very good75 / 100 |
Values are nominal handbook figures for design screening. Certified mill or lot data ships with every FabDigit order on request.
Against other precious metal grades
Strength versus weight in the precious metal family
Yield strength against density for every precious metal grade FabDigit runs. Pt950 is highlighted; hover a dot for its name, or open the interactive family chart.
Manufacturability
The process limits FabDigit's quote engine applies to Pt950. Design inside these and the part quotes instantly; outside them it routes to an engineer.
CNC machining
| Machinability | Fair40 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Cutting speed (rough / finish) | — / — |
| Minimum wall | — |
| Minimum internal radius | — |
| Drill depth limit | — |
| Best surface (machined / polished) | Ra — / — |
| Hardenable after machining | — |
Sheet metal
| Formability | Better75 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Weldability | Better75 / 100 |
| Bendable | Yes |
Conditions and tempers
How Pt950 is supplied and what each state is for. The default is what FabDigit quotes unless your drawing says otherwise.
| Condition | Best for | Yield MPa | Tensile MPa | Elong. % | Hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODefault Annealed (O) | Softest — parts you will bend or deep-form; not for carrying load | — | — | — | — |
Cold Worked Cold Work | Strengthened by cold working — general strengthened stock | — | — | — | — |
Stress Relieved Heat Treat State | Holds tight flatness/tolerance through heavy machining | — | — | — | — |
Heat treatment and post-processing
Operations FabDigit's suppliers routinely run on Pt950, ranked by how often they make sense for this grade.
Post-processing
| Manual Deburr | Deburrstandard |
|---|---|
| Edge Break (0.5mm) | Deburr |
| CMM Inspection | Inspection |
| FAI Report | Inspection |
| Individual Bag | Packaging |
Surface finishes for Pt950
Coatings and treatments compatible with precious metal on the processes Pt950 runs on. Pick them in the quote configurator or call them out on the drawing.
Marking / Decoration
- Chemical Etching
- Dot Peen Marking
- Electro-chemical Etching
- Embossing / Debossing
- Ink Stamping
- Laser Marking
- Mechanical Engraving
- Steel Stamping
- Vibro Engraving / Scribing
Equivalent designations
Standards and trade names that resolve to Precious Metal Pt950 in FabDigit's catalog. Equivalence is nominal — check the exact specification when certification matters.
- Other
- Platinum 950Pt-Ir 950Pt-Co 950
Stock forms
Raw-material forms FabDigit sources Pt950 in.
Property data is compiled from published supplier and standards handbooks and normalised for comparison; hardness values on non-Brinell scales are converted approximately for charting only. Manufacturability limits are FabDigit quote-engine defaults and may be relaxed by engineering review. Nothing on this page is a certification — request mill certs, CoC or material test reports with your order.