This is half hard sterling silver round wire, sold by the troy ounce. It bends readily and holds the shape you give it, so it suits forming ear wires, findings and structural components at the bench. It is made in the USA.
The wire comes in 15 gauges from 6 to 30 gauge (4.12 to 0.25 mm, or 0.162" to 0.010"). Gauges 6 to 22 are packaged in coils. The finer 24 to 30 gauge sizes are wound on spools to prevent kinking. The approximate length per ounce increases as the gauge gets finer.
The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire, so 18 gauge is thinner than 16 gauge. Slight variance in weight or dimension should be expected due to manufacturing tolerances.
- Material
- Sterling silver
- Profile
- Round
- Temper
- Half hard
- Gauges
- 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 ga
- Diameter
- 4.12–0.25 mm (0.162"–0.010")
- Sold by
- Troy ounce
- Packaging
- Coils for 6–22 ga; spools for 24–30 ga
- Origin
- Made in the USA
- Tolerance
- Slight variance in weight or dimension is expected