What are the materials needed to make jewelry?
The last article briefly explained why handmade jewelry is so popular these days. The main reason is its uniqueness.
Today this article will share with you some raw materials used to make jewelry, including main materials such as alloy, acrylic, silver, and titanium steel; and decorative materials: rhinestones, pearls, rice beads, etc.
Alloy is the most common material, which refers to a solid product with metallic properties obtained by mixing and melting metal with another or several metals or non-metals, cooling, and solidifying. There are many kinds of alloys: lead-tin alloys, zinc alloys, etc. Zinc alloys are the most commonly used materials in the jewelry industry because they are environmentally friendly and cheap. Therefore, most of the environmentally friendly products on the market are zinc alloys.
Advantages of alloy:
1 The hardness and ductility of the alloy are good, and it is more suitable for fashion accessories.
2 With the dull format of platinum and gold, alloy jewelry is better to match clothes;
3 In terms of relative price, the price is suitable for a wide range of consumers.
Disadvantages: Alloy jewelry is easy to oxidize and cannot be cleaned. This oxidation is caused by long-term contact with irritating liquids, such as bath liquid, sweat, etc., and it will be corroded.
Acrylic is highly transparent, with a light transmittance of 92%, and has the reputation of "plastic crystal". And it has excellent weather resistance and large processing plasticity. It can be made into various desired shapes and products, and it also has the characteristic of being light, and the jewelry made of it is much lighter than those made of alloy materials.
Silver is divided into 925 silver and pure silver, etc. Here we mainly introduce 925 silver. 925 silver generally refers to silver products with a silver content of about 92.5%. Because high-purity silver is soft and easy to be oxidized, 925 silver is added with 7.5% other metals to make it have ideal hardness and can be better shaped. Silver jewelry will oxidize and turn black after being worn for a long time or exposed to chemicals such as sunscreen. At this time, you can wipe it with a silver cloth or brush it with toothpaste.
Titanium steel is a kind of stainless steel, which does not contain titanium. The material used is not titanium, but 316L stainless steel. Titanium steel jewelry has the characteristics of corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, high hardness, no fading, and no allergies. And it has wide adaptability and is not afraid of any harsh environment. Titanium jewelry is also quite simple to maintain. When there is dust, just wipe it gently with a soft cloth. If there is deep dirt, you can soak it with water, and then wipe it with a soft cloth, it can be perfectly solved. But titanium steel also has a shortcoming. It is afraid of acidic substances, especially acid in cosmetics, so try not to put titanium steel accessories together when applying makeup to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Rhinestone is a common name. It is mainly crystal glass. It is an accessory obtained by cutting artificial crystal glass into diamond facets. This material is more economical and has a diamond-like dazzling visual effect. Color can be divided into white diamonds, colored diamonds (such as pink, red, blue, etc.), colored diamonds (also medium AB diamonds), and colored AB diamonds (such as red AB, blue AB, etc.). The general rhinestone has eight facets, and the back of the rhinestone is plated with a layer of mercury skin. Through the concentration of the facets, it has a good brightness. The more facets, the better the brightness.
Pearl is an ancient organic gemstone, mainly produced in pearl mollusks and pinnacle mollusks. Pearls are calcium carbonate-containing mineral beads produced by shellfish endocrine action and are composed of a large number of tiny aragonite crystals. Variety of varieties, shapes, and colors. Pearls come in a variety of shapes, including round, pear-shaped, egg-shaped, teardrop-shaped, button-shaped, and arbitrary, with round being the best. Colors are white, pink, light yellow, light green, light blue, brown, lavender, black, etc., mainly white. Pearls are the only treasures that are naturally generated without processing and have magical vitality. Because they are so precious, for a long period, whether in Europe or China, only the royal family could enjoy pearls.
Rice beads are a kind of glass beads for jewelry. The size is generally below 4MM. The international models are 6/0, 8/0, 11/0, 12/0. Rice beads can be widely used in jewelry, shoes, Clothes and other accessories for decoration.
That's all for today's introduction.