I believe everyone is familiar with silver jewelry. You can generally see a lot of gold and silver jewelry stores. And sterling silver jewelry gives people a kind of cold beauty, very fashionable, so it is loved by many young people who are pursuing fashion. Should I buy this way? As a 20 -year -old manufacturer of jewelry, today we will introduce you to the precautions for the purchase guide of sterling silver jewelry and the purchase of silver jewelry. Let's take a look.
First, the classification of silver.
1) Foot silver
The silver content of this silver must not be less than 990. Because the material itself is relatively soft, it is not easy to make jewelry shape, and it is easy to wear and oxidize and black. So it is not suitable for jewelry production.
2) Tattoo silver
This kind of silver content must not be less than 925. The composition of this silver is 92.5%silver, mixed with 7.5%copper. In order to make this silver more shiny, it will be white on it.
Second, the identification of silver jewelry.
1) Seal
Generally, silver jewelry is a mark that requires silver English abbreviations. For example, S925.S990, of course, many countries have no printing silver.
2) Color
The higher the purity of the pureness, the white the color of the silver, and the surface of the jewelry made of the jewelry is evenly bright, with moisturizing. If the silver contains lead, the jewelry will appear blue and gray; if it contains copper, the surface pattern will be very rough.
3) Weight
Silver density is usually larger than metal. There is a saying called aluminum and heavy silver. Copper is not light or heavy. Weighing with your hands can be known to the weight. The jewelry is large, light weight, and may be metal.
4) Hardness
Generally, the hardness of the silver is lower than that of copper. If you want to know its hardness, you can draw it under jewelry with a big needle. It is difficult to leave traces on the surface. It is possible that copper jewelry leaves traces of the same thing but it is not obvious, so this may be silver.
