This is round fine silver wire for jewelry making. It is used at the bench for jump rings, bezels, prongs, granulation and wrapped findings.
Fine silver is .999 pure silver, also called 99.9% pure silver or 999 silver. It is very soft and easy to form. It cannot be heat hardened the way sterling silver or argentium silver can, and it does not tarnish like sterling silver.
The wire is jewelry quality, not medical grade. It is sold in 1 ounce coils, in eight gauges from 16 through 30.
- Material
- Fine silver, .999 pure
- Shape
- Round wire
- Coil weight
- 1 ounce
- Gauges
- 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30
- 16 gauge
- 1.30 mm (.051"), approx. 7.5 ft. per coil
- 18 gauge
- 1.00 mm (.040"), approx. 12 ft. per coil
- 20 gauge
- 0.80 mm (.032"), approx. 19 ft. per coil
- 22 gauge
- 0.65 mm (.025"), approx. 30 ft. per coil
- 24 gauge
- 0.45 mm (.020"), approx. 48 ft. per coil
- 26 gauge
- 0.40 mm (.016"), approx. 76 ft. per coil
- 28 gauge
- 0.30 mm (.012"), approx. 120 ft. per coil
- 30 gauge
- 0.25 mm (.010")
- Hardness
- Very soft; cannot be heat hardened
- Tarnish
- Does not tarnish like sterling silver
- Grade
- Jewelry quality, not medical grade