Argentium 940 – A Modern Approach to Silversmithing

Create stunning jewellery items with no firestain and firescale with Argentium 940 silver. Argentium Silver contains a range of 93.5% - 96% pure silver, which gives a bright and polished appearance to your contemporary silver jewellery.

Argentium 940 is the successor of the Argentium 935 and addresses the matter of heat distortion at higher temperatures, which has been an issue that some jewellers have encountered in the past.

Argentium 940 silver's tarnish resistant, new working strength and hypoallergenic properties also makes it a great choice to use in your jewellery making.

Benefits of Argentium 940

Other benefits of Argentium 940 include:

• Higher Silver Purity: Argentium contains a greater amount of pure silver depending on the grade (935, which contains 93.5% pure silver, or 960, which contains 96% pure silver), with the rest being made up of other alloys.
• Brighter, Whiter Colour: Brighter and whiter than platinum, white gold and palladium.
• Naturally Beautiful: Does not require plating and is the natural, bright colour of pure silver.
• Highly Tarnish Resistant: Argentium has been formulated to be highly resistant to the effects of tarnishing agents (including pollution, perspiration, and UV light.
• Hypoallergenic: Perfectly suitable for those who are allergic to wearing traditional sterling silver.
• Time Savings: Easy finishing as a result of no plating required and no firestain, therefore, saving time and labour.

Argentium 940 vs. Argentium 935

Argentium 940 has a much shorter melting range, resulting in the silver being more stable at red heat, when compared to Argentium 935. Under heat Argentium 940 performs more similar to Sterling Silver 925.