subject: Talk Aboutthe Classification Ofsilver [print this page] Silver can be divided into two major categories of fine silver and full wages:
Fine silver: silver content of not less than 990 thousandths called fine silver. As it is too soft, not easily cast into a favorite jewelry style, black and easy to wear and oxidation. Therefore it is not suitable for jewelry production.
Full wages silver: silver content 925 thousandths, said scores of no less than full wages. Also known as "925 silver", full wages are usually joined with 92.5% Silver 7.5% copper mixed. The incorporation of copper, its products in the polished gloss are more bright beautiful than fine silver, so often used as jewelry and silver utensils materials. In order to increase 925 silver jewelry glosses and reduce the oxidation degree, some manufacturers will plate platinum in the top layer of. These products are known as real products in the industry.
925 Silver types:
1, 925 sterling silver plate platinum
Silver is an unstable metal, black and yellow because of external factors, the world still did not prevent the change of approach. Platinum plated 925 silver outside (Pd, Rh) 925 can effectively cut off from contact with silver on the outside air, so that the platinum effect of the protection according to their different levels of jewelry, usually can be maintained 4-12 months, after which will become Effect of silver itself.
2, 925 sterling silver high polished
Silver mined in the first time, shines with a beautiful white color (creamy white), but once exposed to air, but once exposed to air, will be in a very short time into silver color (White), Silver in the production of finished products, through high polished or satin plating method can reproduce the silver mined in the first when the bright white, but the same cannot be maintained in the air, about 15 days back into silver color, this bright White is just a good-looking on will sell (such as TIFFANY series), so if the counter sales, use plastic film sealed packaging.
3, Thai silver
Silver is easy to cover up the characteristics of color, there is a way directly to the silver sulfide, so that cannot be dark yellow, silver sulfide, after the effect of rendering a primitive simplicity, this approach comes from Thailand, also known as " Thai silver, "Usually the Thai men's silver jewelry and more will be used.
Silver jewelry has always been to give people a sense of plain, but it can create complex soft shapes, this point is that gold, platinum and other precious metals cannot match. If the match is good, silver jewelry can still decorate a noble sense of the known U.S. Tiffany jewelry is one of them.
