Sterling silver jewelry is different from the real silver ornaments, as they are an alloy of silver with some other metals. They are generally 92.5% pure silver, with the other proportion with some inert metal like copper or nickel, so making the sterling silver more durable and stronger while maintaining the beauty of silver and therefore Is an ideal composition metal for jewelry .
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