Jewelry Material Guide : Introduction to fashion jewelry（2）

Fashion jewelry articles:

The fashion jewellery market refers to the industry that produces and sells non-precious jewellery items designed to complement various fashion trends and styles. Fashion jewellery, also known as costume or imitation jewellery, is typically made from materials such as base metals, glass, beads, plastics, and synthetic gemstones.

Copper jewellery

Copper is a pure element commonly used in metal alloys. Its hardness makes it easy to work with, making it an ideal metal for stamping and casting jewelry. Copper is corrosion resistant but develops a patina over time.

Alloy jewellery

Alloys are relatively complex mixtures of metals. Generally, cheap iron, zinc and other metals are used for mixing. The chemical properties are not as stable as gold, silver, stainless steel and other metals, so it is easy to find oxidation reaction when exposed to the external environment for a long time, and it is not suitable for long-term storage. Alloy jewelry is generally not hypoallergenic, so for those who have allergic reactions to other jewelry metals, try not to choose it.

Stainless Steel jewellery

In the fashion industry, stainless steel is often used in fashion jewelry and watches. "stainless steel" is a general term for steel metal alloys. Two common grade types are 304 (the most common) and 316L. The appearance of stainless steel is shiny silver white and has a mirror effect. It will maintain its color long time and will not lose its luster. Stainless steel is easy to clean, highly durable, scratch and corrosion resistant. After stainless steel jewelry undergoes Vacuum Ion Plating(IP Plating), such as yellow gold, rose gold, black, blue, coffee, etc., its surface color will remain very durable and will not fade easily. This is also one of the important reasons why many people choose stainless steel jewelry. Stainless steel material has very good environmental protection, not only widely used in fashion jewelry industry, but also often used in food, medical and other important health industries. At the same time, in the high-end luxury goods industry, stainless steel has been used in watches and women's backpacks for a hundred years. Many of our familiar high-end luxury top brands around the world have used stainless steel materials. Stainless steel is much less expensive than other metals used in jewelry and is hypoallergenic. The mark of stainless steel is S.STEEL, SUS, SSTL and SST.