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Sterling silver is an alloy composed by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
- Silver standards
Silver standards refer to the standards of millesimal...
- Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin...
- Argentium sterling silver
Argentium silver (patented in 1998) [1] is a brand of modern...
- Silver hallmarks
"The words "silver" and "sterling silver" describe a product...
- Silver standards
Silver standards refer to the standards of millesimal fineness for the silver alloy used in the manufacture or crafting of silver objects. This list is organized from highest to lowest millesimal fineness, or purity of the silver.
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum of 925 in continental European terms.
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin argentum 'silver', derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ ' shiny, white ') and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. [9]
Sterlingsilver (engelska: sterling silver) är en legering som består av minst 92,5 % (925/1000) silver, kan också stämplas 935 om finhalten är (935/1000). Resten är i huvudsak koppar och undantagsvis zink. Sterlingsilver används bland annat i smycken.
Argentium silver (patented in 1998) [1] is a brand of modern tarnish-resistant silver alloys, containing either 93.5%, 94% or 96% silver. Argentium alloys replace some of the copper in the traditional sterling silver (92.5% silver + 7.5% copper) with the metalloid germanium.
"The words "silver" and "sterling silver" describe a product that contains 92.5% pure silver. Silver products sometimes may be marked 925, which means that 925 parts per thousand are pure silver. Some jewelry described as "silver plate" has a layer of silver applied to a base metal.
