Theoretically speaking, pure silver is a silver ornament with a content close to 100%. The hardness of silver is low and the texture is soft, so other metal elements will be added in the process of making silver ornaments to improve the hardness of silver ornaments. At present, the mainstream 925 silver ornaments (including 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper) on the market have followed suit. Followed by the emergence of a large number of imitations, that is, we often say silver-plated jewelry, making it impossible to distinguish between true and false. However, if you learn the following four tricks, you can easily distinguish between silver-plated and sterling silver jewelry ~

1, look

There seems to be no difference between silver plating and 925 silver jewelry, but there are still some subtle differences. Silver-plated jewelry contains elements of copper or lead, and the surface color is uneven, often with some bluish gray; The color of sterling silver jewelry is a little warm white, which will not appear rough. The more silverware you look at, the easier it is for you to tell the truth from the color.

Step 2: ok

Weighing may sound like an unreliable method, but it is quite effective in distinguishing silver-plated jewelry from sterling silver jewelry. The metal density of silver is very high, but some metals similar to silver, such as aluminum and copper, are far less dense than silver. So we can weigh the same size of silver jewelry at the same time, and the heavy side is pure silver jewelry. But for silver ornaments inlaid with jewels, this judgment method is not so accurate.

3. Clip

Many other metal elements are added to silver-plated jewelry, so the hardness is much higher than that of pure silver jewelry. We can hold two of them separately with small clips. If it is pure silver jewelry, the surface will leave less obvious traces; On the contrary, silver-plated jewelry, because of its high hardness and wear resistance, basically won't leave any traces.

Step 4 mark

Some marks will be printed on the inside of pure silver or 925 silver jewelry, but silver-plated jewelry will not. Such as "Foot Silver" or "s925". However, many foreign brands will not be printed with these signs, so this method can still be effective quickly for domestic silver jewelry brands. Chinese medicine pays attention to seeing, listening and asking questions, and it also needs a four-pronged approach as mentioned above to distinguish silver jewelry. In addition, with more experience, it is natural to distinguish silver-plated jewelry from sterling silver jewelry over time.