Metals are among the raw materials used in jewellery making. To satisfy your customers, Metaconcept provides high-quality metals for creating beautiful jewellery, earrings, bracelets and rings. In addition to Metaconcept’s metals for costume jewellery, Maxmatic also provides tools for manufacturing this jewellery. Which metals should you choose for costume jewellery? Here are the answers.
The Different Metals Used in the Production of Costume Jewellery
When it comes to metals for costume jewellery, the most commonly used are gold and silver. However, copper, zinc, platinum, steel and vermeil are also used. To make this jewellery, jewellers and goldsmiths use pure metals and alloys made from these various materials.
- Gold: pure gold is used to make jewellery without alloys. It is also used in various alloys consisting of silver, palladium, platinum, copper and manganese. The gold content is measured in carats.
- Silver, which is combined with other materials to form an alloy. Various types of silver-based alloys exist: sterling silver, Bali silver, Tibetan silver, etc.
- Copper: thanks to its exceptional beauty, it can be used to make pendants, jewellery and various everyday objects.
- Bronze, an alloy consisting of copper and tin. Jewellers use it to make retro or vintage jewellery.
- Titanium: titanium jewellery is strong and hypoallergenic.
- Brass is a very malleable metal. It has been used since prehistoric times to make ornaments.
- Zinc is widely used in jewellery to give costume jewellery a matt and elegant appearance.
- Palladium has characteristics similar to those of platinum. Palladium or white gold jewellery is more expensive.
- Platinum is a metal used in high-end jewellery and jewellery making.
- Rhodium is a recently discovered metal that is resistant to corrosion.
Metaconcept and Maxmatic Alloys for Costume Jewellery Manufacturing
Metaconcept is a supplier of alloys and metals for costume jewellery. Our high-quality products are designed for the manufacture of various jewellery items in the jewellery and goldsmithing sectors. We can supply you with various types of raw materials: pure gold, silver, copper, bronze, titanium, brass, zinc, palladium, platinum and also rhodium. We also offer alloys made from these metals, with customisable composition and content. Metaconcept also sells other types of metals and alloys, such as tin, cadmium lead, indium, antimony, bismuth, etc.
To make your costume jewellery from these Metaconcept metals, make sure you have the necessary tools. Maxmatic by Metaconcept provides you with a range of tools for lost wax casting and costume jewellery making: wax injectors, waxes, cylinders, dewaxing furnaces, casting furnaces, injection waxes, stripping accessories and crucibles.
Metaconcept: a Source of Committed Alloys
Metaconcept is a committed alloy supplier. We design, manufacture and recycle tin-based alloys. Our products generally come from a recycling process. Thanks to our various metals for costume jewellery, you can reduce your environmental impact as they are recycled. The metals are of a higher quality. Our company has been Coq Vert certified since 1 January 2022, demonstrating our strong commitment to protecting the environment.
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