Make sure the authenticity of the silver product at home is very simple! There are many available ways to distinguish silver raid from the real silver alloy. Determine the composition of the product of course, better when buying. But what if you were presented with a silver bracelet, and after a couple of weeks, he began to smell the iron coin and blaked? Let's try to figure out and check!
How to check silver on authenticity visually
- On rings, chains, earrings, saucepans, vases and other products made of silver, there is always a stigma and sample. Main license values \u200b\u200bof silver metal sample - 750, 800, 875, 916, 925, 960, 999. Without imprint, selling precious products are prohibited, but experts claim to fake sample fairly easy. To avoid the acquisition of fake, you should have additional information about the goods purchased.
- Check the quality of work. If this chain or bracelet - the gaps and holes in the alloy must be absent, and all the links are firmly installed. The ring between the lock and the main part should be firmly fused and not have a rupture end.
- When purchasing decoration having elements of precious stones, pay for their consolidation. No self-respecting jewelry company sticks stones to the base. They must be firmly fixed by the elements of the silver alloy or be inserted into the shape made under their size.
How to check silver authenticity with a magnet
Metal steel and aluminum have a great similarity in color with silver, in connection with this, a huge number of coarse fakes of jewelry is distributed. A real silver alloy will never be attracted to a magnet. Exceptions can be clasp products in which a steel spring is present, but if you bring a magnetic field to the decoration yourself, it will not respond.
How to check silver on the authenticity of the infirred means
Before conducting the test, rinse the product with soap and clean the surface with a polishing saw for nails or sandpaper.
- First method - scroll white chalk with metal. From natural silver chalk instantly will become black.
- The second way is to purchase a sulfur ointment in a pharmacy. For the test for the accuracy of a fairly small pea. Leave the applied drug for 1-2 hours. Evaluate the result - on the product consisting of a pure silver alloy, a black spot is formed.
- Third way - apply for a test metal iodine in a small amount. In the real silver product, you will see an instant reaction in the form of a black spot on the site of the drug located. The more silver alloy, there will be brighter and more clear. Before checking iodine, you know - the stain is almost impossible to remove.
How to check silver on authenticity - needle magic
Fake products are manufactured by silver plated spraying to a cheaper metal. Sometimes it is impossible to distinguish each other for fake and true decoration, visually. But it is enough to take a sharp pin or needle in your hands and everything will become clearer. Long spend on the product with the edge, the fake product will instantly respond to your action, and you will see a solid scratch. On the real silver alloy will not remain a trace!