[Jewelry making - Article 00195] - Re: [Orchid] Argentium onlayed onto copper or bronze?

[Cynthia Eid]

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Hi Debby,

>>    This (heating Cu red-hot & quenching) might be a problem with
>>    Argentium Sterling, but not with the Argentium 970 Silver.
>>    (currently only available in grain. Sheet soon, I hope!) 

>     Would you elaborate on this statement, please. I have not kept up
>     on the latest Argentium developments: 

    Peter Johns has been experimenting with Argentium alloys that have
    more silver, in hopes of making it work better for enamellists. 970
    Argentium Silver is currently available in casting grain. Peter
    asked me for my input, so I poured an ingot, and was amazed at how
    easily it rolled out. I am not an enamellist, so I don't know how
    it's going to work for them, but I am looking forward to when this
    970 AS alloy is available in sheet and wire, because I REALLY like
    it! It is not fragile when red-hot, the way 925 AS is. (Yippee!) It
    has a higher melting temp., so folks can use regular sterling hard
    solder, if they want. It is REALLY soft when it is annealed, but
    heat-hardens as hard as 925 AS. I did some quick fusing experiments,
    and it still fuses beautifully. So, I imagine that it will cost more,
    since it has more silver, but I am looking forward to doing more with
    it in larger sheets. 

Cynthia Eid
http://www.cynthiaeid.com
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