By Jolin | 21 June 2023 | 0 Comments
How to distinguish sterling silver from silver plating?
How to distinguish sterling silver from silver plating?
Pure silver is silver with a silver content close to 100%, and silver plating is only coated with a layer of silver on the surface, and the inside of the object may be other non-silver metal substances. There are the following ways to identify sterling silver and silver plating:
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2. Look at the stubble
Cut or fold the silver to see the color of the stubble. If the jewelry is soft, the stubble is rough and soft, slightly red, the color is about 95%; If the bending is hard by hand, the stubble is white and gray, or slightly red, the completion color is about 90%; If the hardness is large, the stubble is light red, yellow white or gray, the finish color is about 80%; If the bending is hard, the stubble is reddish, yellowish, yellow and other colors, and the completion color is about 70%; If the stubble mouth red with black, or yellow with black, the color is below 60%.
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3. Silver smear test
The silver jewelry is ground on the touchstone to create a silver track (the same as the test gold), and the silver medicine (the silver medicine is mixed with silver powder and mercury to form a soft body) is smeated on the silver track, and the finish color of the silver medicine is high, the finish color of the silver medicine is low, and the one without silver medicine is fake.
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4. Color discrimination
Use the eye to identify the true color and fake. High color, looks white, delicate, shiny, and printed on the jewelry manufacturer, shop number and other marks; Low color, the color is yellowish, rough workmanship; The fake silver jewelry was dull and unpolished.
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5. Bending method
Pinch and bend with fingers, soft and flexible, easy to bend and not easy to break; The quality of the bending is hard, or barely folded, and some can not even fold with their fingers; The silver-clad will crack when bent or hit with a hammer; Fake ones can't withstand bending and break easily.
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Pure silver is silver with a silver content close to 100%, and silver plating is only coated with a layer of silver on the surface, and the inside of the object may be other non-silver metal substances. There are the following ways to identify sterling silver and silver plating:
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- Check the hardness
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2. Look at the stubble
Cut or fold the silver to see the color of the stubble. If the jewelry is soft, the stubble is rough and soft, slightly red, the color is about 95%; If the bending is hard by hand, the stubble is white and gray, or slightly red, the completion color is about 90%; If the hardness is large, the stubble is light red, yellow white or gray, the finish color is about 80%; If the bending is hard, the stubble is reddish, yellowish, yellow and other colors, and the completion color is about 70%; If the stubble mouth red with black, or yellow with black, the color is below 60%.
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3. Silver smear test
The silver jewelry is ground on the touchstone to create a silver track (the same as the test gold), and the silver medicine (the silver medicine is mixed with silver powder and mercury to form a soft body) is smeated on the silver track, and the finish color of the silver medicine is high, the finish color of the silver medicine is low, and the one without silver medicine is fake.
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4. Color discrimination
Use the eye to identify the true color and fake. High color, looks white, delicate, shiny, and printed on the jewelry manufacturer, shop number and other marks; Low color, the color is yellowish, rough workmanship; The fake silver jewelry was dull and unpolished.
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5. Bending method
Pinch and bend with fingers, soft and flexible, easy to bend and not easy to break; The quality of the bending is hard, or barely folded, and some can not even fold with their fingers; The silver-clad will crack when bent or hit with a hammer; Fake ones can't withstand bending and break easily.
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