What is 925 Silver?
Most of the silver jewellery available in the market is called 925 silver. It always been a doubt for most of the consumers why there is a number 925 crave in front of the sterling silver? Before buying jewellery for your love ones, or yourself, it is worth finding out what exactly does 925 silver is. In addition, it is important to understand why you as a consumer must always insist that your silver jewellery is up to the high 925 standard.
Before we look at what 925 silver is, we must first consider the properties of this fascinating metal. Pure silver, also known as fine silver, is very soft and would easily damage. Therefore, this pure silver is combined with other metal alloy to make it stronger and durable, most commonly is copper. 925 silver refers to 92.5 percent of the silver product is pure silver and the other 7.5 percent is copper. Copper is used because it improves the metal’s hardness, without changing the beautiful color of sterling silver
The beneficial properties gained by adding the copper to the pure silver have made 925 silver products extremely popular with a host of silver craftsmen. Earrings, rings, bracelets and all other forms of jewellery can be carefully designed with the assurance that each intricate bend and turn will remain firmly in place. To ensure the recognition of it properties value, a 925 silver label is crave into the products.
It is important to check that your silver jewellery is high quality 925 sterling silver before making a purchase. In the
UK nearly all 925 sterling silver jewellery is hallmarked. Remember that in many countries the 925 hallmark is an assurance to you that your silver is of the highest quality
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