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Diverse Metals for Jewelry

Author: Attia Nawaz
by Attia Nawaz
Posted: Apr 23, 2016

In jewelry studio jewelry making metals are always at top precedence. The metals that are time and again used for this purpose are silver and gold. Besides these metals there are varieties of metal pieces that are helpful to the designers when they start designing jewelry items. With the scientific and technical advancement we can integrate many other alloys into our work.

Factors for Selection of Metals that are used in Jewelry Items

The top priority is the cost of the metal

Your interest and plan for jewelry item. If you have selected silver for designing, your whole heed will be towards silver. It will be right decision to mix the other metals with this to give your product new texture.

For creation of multiple jewelry items more than one metal are required. Different type of equipment is also need for the preparation of standard jewelry items.

There are number of metal alloys for creation of fantastic and fashion jewelry

Silver Alloys

Purity level for soft silver is 99.9% that is with highest thermal conductivity. In this form silver is lustrous. In market silver items are marked with the stamp of "fineness" or "quality". The most charming thing in silver jewelry as compared to gold is that it is more affordable. Silpada bracelets are also created from silver sterling jewelry.

Pure Gold

Pure gold is 24 karat that is soft. The jewelry products are made less expensive by mixing other metals with gold. Because of creation of alloys the jewelry items become harder that can’t bend when the jewelry items are used. The range of gold alloys is from 8 to 18 karats.

Copper

Copper is great alternative to the high price jewelry metals. The jewelry designers and artist across the world have considered this metal as exciting alternative. Creation of copper jewelry is considered as versatile not only for the cost factor but also it is very easy to make the jewelry products with this metal. Copper can be purchased in forms like beads, copper sheets and jewelry components.

Karatium

It is new entry in the alloy family of metals. Mostly this alloy is made with gold to meet the industry requirements by introducing less expensive jewelry items. The items of karatium are available in yellow, pink and white colors with very less price. Karatium alloys dish up high luster on polishing.

Stainless Steal

It is very novice introduction. This alloy has entered in the jewelry world in 19th century but soon has got exponential popularity.

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