Silver

Pure silver, like pure gold, is too soft for most uses and is often alloyed.  Sterling (92.5) is the most common alloy used in jewellery.  Silver tarnishes readily and needs to be cleaned regularly.

Jewellery and silverware are traditionally made from sterling silver (standard silver), an alloy of 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper.

In the US, only an alloy consisting of at least 90.0% fine silver can be marketed as “silver” (thus frequently stamped 900). Sterling silver (stamped 925) is harder than pure silver, and has a lower melting point (893 °C) than either pure silver or pure copper.

Paul Carruthers Manufacturing Jewellers stock a range of Silver jewellery for sale in all formats.  Custom making silver jewellery is also possible, please contact us if you wish to enquire.