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Silver Filled Vs Sterling Silver

Made by : Perles & Co
Published on the :02/07/2021
Silver Filled Vs Sterling Silver

Silver Filled or silver plated?

Silver Filled ou silver plated ?

The choice is yours, but here are a few things that might help you decide.

What is Silver Filled?

It is a process of manufacturing components for jewelry from araw materialcomposed of alayer of Sterling Silverpressedmechanically or hot-pressed on a brasson a brass or copper base or copper base.
The silver corresponds to 1/10 of the total weight of the product, which is about 100 times more than in a plated product. Silver.

This base in brass
or copper can be in the form of wire or plates.

The components are then manufactured cold.
It is therefore not possible to have in
Silver Filled components that require metal casting and the use of molds.

What is Silver Filled Silver?

It is analloy of base metalsusually brass, coated with of pure silver pure silver deposited by electrolysison a layer at least 10 microns thick.

In summary

Lhe silver Filled like the Plated silver are goodgood alternatives to Sterling Silver (Solid Silver) which is not not available to all wallets.
The
Silver filled is not silver but it has the same properties as well as the same appearance.
The
Silver filled is coated with pure silver and will not oxidize.
Beware of shocks and scratches: pure silver is softer than sterling silver and your silver filled may mark more easily.

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Please note that the quantities of the suggested equivalents are not necessarily exact. You can adjust them in your basket.
List of useful products
M letter Sterling silver charm 9.5mm x1
ARG-710
Qty : 1
115 in stock
2,20€
Flexible wire 0.6 mm in Silver filled 999 x 10 m
20,00€
Flexible wire 1 mm in Silver filled 999 x 5 m
24,00€
1.25mm Flexible wire in Silver filled 999 x5m
35,00€
19x14mm 925 Sterling Silver Moon Pendant x1
3,30€
14mm 925 Sterling Silver Heart Charm x1
5,00€
0.4mm Silver filled 999 Flexible wire x10m
14,00€
4.1mm 925 Sterling Silver Fancy Circle mesh Chain x50cm
11,50€
3.7mm 925 Sterling Silver Rectangular Chain Bracelet x42 cm
28,50€
Your questions (2)
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By Karin (20/03/2024 20:54:32)
une article au placage argent (0.5 flash) s'abimera t-i-il au contact répété avec l'eau ou avec des frottement ?
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Our Lucie T. expert answers you (27/03/2024 14:28:07)
Bonjour, oui il est possible que votre article en placage argent (0,5 micron flash) puisse se détériorer. Pour prévenir toute altération, il est recommandé d'éviter tout contact avec l'eau, notamment de ne pas le porter sous la douche ou pendant la baignade.
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(07/03/2024 11:37:21)
Bonour, je désire réaliser des bracelets en fil d'argent "twisted silver ring making" quel type de fil ( dur, semi-dur, écroui etc..) me conseillez-vous ? Merci
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Our Lucie T. expert answers you (14/03/2024 16:38:58)
Bonjour, pour ce genre de projet, nous vous conseillons d'utiliser du fil souple en argent 925. N'hésitez pas à partager vos bracelets sur notre Facebook ou notre Instagram. Nous aimons voir les créations de nos clientes :)
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By Anne (posted on : 19/07/2024 )
Au moins c'est clair ! Merci beaucoup 👍🏻
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