Precious Metal Wire Performance Results
Reference this list of shapes and hardnesses, and see how each type of precious metal wrapping wire reacts to a range of treatments, from hammering and soldering to creating patinas and more.
| Sterling Silver | Silver-Filled | Gold-Filled | Argentium® Silver | |||||||||
| Dead-Soft | Half-Hard | Full-Hard | Dead-Soft | Half-Hard | Full-Hard | Dead-Soft | Half-Hard | Full-Hard | Dead-Soft | Half-Hard | Full-Hard | |
| Round | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Half Round | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Square | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Twisted Round | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Twisted Square | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Hammering | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Oxidizing/ Patina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Forging/ Forming | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Chain Maille | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Fusing | X | X | X | |||||||||
| Soldering | X | X | X | Lightly Only | Lightly Only | Lightly Only | Lightly Only | Lightly Only | Lightly Only | X | X | X |
| Wire Weaving | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Wire-Wrapping | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
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