It cannot be denied that The expansion of the real silver jewelry market is high. More over the years With an easily accessible price Beautiful looks Shiny, eye-catching It can also be made into a variety of shapes, whether it is a pendant, necklace, bracelet, ring for various occasions. Or even an ankle bracelet Causing consumers to pay attention to many silver jewelry At the same time, some sellers take these opportunities to snatch the sale of non-quality products and claim to be a real silver ornament. Therefore, we need to see how to check by yourself whether the purchased product is genuine or not.
How to check real money easily by yourself
1. Check the stamp on your jewelry.
This method is the most basic method that can determine what materials your jewelry is made of. Normally, real silver jewelry consists of 92.5% silver or more and consists of a few other metal components. Therefore, if your jewelry is a real silver jewelry There will be a seal indicating the case. Which often appears on the inside of the case Or the back of the case is the following text or letter at least
An example of a text that can be identified as real silver jewelry.
925 (meaning that there is a composition from 92.5 percent of real silver or more in the workpiece)
925/1000 (meaning the ratio of the workpiece when compared to 1000 parts, there is 925 real money)
92.5% pure (meaning that there is a composition from 92.5 percent of real money or more in the workpiece)
STER (short for such pieces as silver jewelry Or real silver jewelry)
Sterling (short for Such pieces are silver jewelry. Or real silver jewelry)
Sterling silver (short for Such pieces are silver jewelry. Or real silver jewelry)
SS (short for Such pieces are silver jewelry. Or real silver jewelry)
STG (short for Such pieces are silver jewelry. Or real silver jewelry)
At the same time, if your silver jewelry is stamped or specifies the details of the piece, which consists of these texts or letters, it can be assumed that it is a fake silver jewelry or not of real silver quality or treasure.
Fake (meaning artificial silver jewelry or not made from real silver)
Silver-plate (meaning is a jewelry that has been plated with silver only. Not made from real silver in any way However, in some types of real silver jewelry Can be plated with real silver Therefore, the buyer must consider from other inspections as well)
SP (meaning is only silver-plated jewelry. It is not made from real silver in any way. However, in some types of real silver jewelry, it can be plated with real silver. Therefore, buyers must also consider from other inspections.)
Plate (meaning is a jewelry that has been plated with silver only. Not made from real silver in any way However, in some types of real silver jewelry Can be plated with real silver Therefore, the buyer must consider from other inspections as well)
EPNS (for electro-plated nickel silver) (refers to the alloy of copper with nickel and zinc included, with the basic ingredients being 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc).
EPBM (for electroplated Britannia metal) (meaning 92% tin, 6% antimony and 2% copper)
EP (for electro-plated) (meaning the alloy of copper with nickel and zinc is included, with the basic mixture being 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc).
BP (for Britannia plate) (meaning 92% tin, 6% antimony and 2% copper)
Quadruple Plate (meaning jewelry made of nickel, zinc and tin (sometimes copper) and then dipped in a liquid silver bath four times)
Silver filled (5% or 10% sterling silver by weight mixed with heat and pressure with brass core)
German Silver (alloy between copper, zinc and nickel)
Nickel Silver of Alpaca (alloy between copper, zinc and nickel)
2. Check at weight and thickness
Because the accessories that contain a lot of real silver components from 92.5 percent or more will have a unique property that is very soft and has a light weight. Therefore, real silver jewelry manufacturers prefer to make jewelry to be thick in the shape of the workpiece. At the same time, jewelry that is not real silver when twisted or bent will be difficult or hard.
3. Try sniffing at your jewelry.
Although it seems strange to check, but how to check with smell is a way to check your jewelry immediately and is incredibly comfortable. Just smell it will know immediately. Because jewelry made from real silver will not have any smell On the other hand, if there is a metal smell or copper smell like copper or brass, it can be said that Jewelry is a fake silver.
4. Color is an indicator of silver.
If the silver jewelry is real silver The jewelry will be silver. If there is a yellow or red color May mean that the jewelry has a mixture of copper Which is a fake
5. Use a magnet to check briefly.
If you try to bring a magnet to try or bring closer to that jewelry, try to notice whether your jewelry is sucked with a magnet or not. If the magnet does not suck, it is genuine. Because there is iron or other metals mixed in silver
6. Wipe with a white clot
In the event that your jewelry starts to dull or doesn't look like new, if it's a real silver jewelry, you can easily wipe those dull stains. There will be black stains from chemical reactions with oxygen in the air. However, if you wipe it out, there is a green color or rusty color. That means that your jewelry has a lot of other metals such as copper or not real silver jewelry.
7. Soak the ice.
This way, we will use the chemical properties of silver to check jewelry. That is, real silver will have good heat conductivity. Therefore, when bringing silver or real silver jewelry to touch the ice Will transfer heat quickly Causing the ice to melt faster than the melting of normal ice And the temperature of the ice will be transferred to silver quickly Causing when touching real silver jewelry, it will be cool quickly, even if left for a short time
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