*Sterling silver* is an alloy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy> of
silver <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver> containing 92.5% by mass of
silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper>. The sterling silver standard
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_standards> has a minimum millesimal
fineness <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millesimal_fineness> of 925.
/Fine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millesimal_fineness> silver/, for
example 99.9% pure silver, is generally too soft for producing
functional objects; therefore, the silver is usually alloyed with copper
to give it strength while preserving the ductility
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductility> and beauty of the precious
metal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metal>. Other metals can
replace the copper, usually with the intention of improving various
properties of the basic sterling alloy such as reducing casting porosity
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porosity>, eliminating firescale
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firescale>, and increasing resistance to
tarnish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnish>.These replacement metals
include germanium <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanium>, zinc
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc> and platinum
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum>
There is no nickle in sterling
"Nickle Silver" on the other hand, has no silver in it.
*Nickel silver*, *German silver*,is a copper
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper> alloy
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy> with nickel
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel> and often zinc
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc>. The usual formulation is 60%
copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc.^[6]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_silver#cite_note-6> Nickel silver
is named for its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver> unless plated.
Ode
On 8/10/2014 5:55 AM, Victor Cozzetto wrote:
Whoa, I agree with your general gist that basically all silver is
good, and even think it agrees with my earlier post that 'nano' is
used mostly as marketing hype. I agree with you on 1 & 2, but your
points 2 & 3 scare me a bit:
- Never use jewelry or sterling silver of any kind, as you could end
up with nickel poisoning. You always want the purest silver available
when making CS, to avoid any unwanted contaminants.
- There is endless documentation that shows colloidal silver is
effective, as it was even used by the pharmaceutical companies a
hundred years ago. And there are thousands of years of history showing
silver being effective. In my opinion, mentioning published,
'official' clinical trials or trying to differentiate CS from
nanosilver only adds confusion. (And as you said, CS has nanosilver).
I was just worried that some people might get the wrong idea about
your comments. I agree with the intend of your message completely.
Victor
On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 6:22 PM, alchemysa <da...@alchemysa.com.au
<mailto:da...@alchemysa.com.au>> wrote:
You'll probably be hearing lots about nanosilver and ebola in the
next few weeks. All sorts of quacksters will be jumping on the
bandwagon claiming that only 'their' colloidal silver is full of
the right kind of 'nanoparticles' or 'micro-particles'.
Heres a few facts to think about...
1. All home made colloidal silver contains nanoparticles.
2. Theres not a SINGLE clinical (human) trial that proves
nanosilver does a damn thing to ebola or anything else. In fact
there have been no clinical trials that prove that ANY KIND of
colloidal silver does a damn thing. And theres certainly no
evidence that '10 ppm' is some kind of perfect strength.
3. All types of silver HAVE been proven to kill bacteria in lab
tests. (e.g in test tubes). Silver ions, particles, compounds,
silver nitrates, etc have all worked. (For all we know colloidal
silver made from old jewellery in dishwater may be the most
effective colloidal silver of all).
4. You can make and drink your own colloidal silver at home
knowing that no silver product made anywhere, by anyone, by any
method. has any credible evidence to prove it is more effective
than yours!!
David
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