Using Ruthenium for Plating Silver Jewelry
Ruthenium plated silver pendant with smokey quartz
Ruthenium Plating silver jewelry is used to protect it from oxidation and also make it more durable and protect it from scratches.
A ruthenium plated finish is similar in appearance to black nickel plating but with a much harder finish. It has a unique dark appearance that can be varied from a distinctive light gray through gray-black. It is also the hardest of all the platinum group metals and has an extremely durable and chemically stable finish.
Fashion goes around. Black is the new color for jewelry and women now are more used to darker look jewelry to match her wardrobe that co-ordinates with black nail art, lipstick and also black hair style.
Ruthenium plating on sterling silver jewelry gives a dark grey black finishing that answers the call for a different color. In addition, ruthenium can effectively prevent scratches and abrasion on the surface, making sterling silver jewelry more durable. With ruthenium plating, surface oxidation and discoloring can be avoided to a large extent.
A ruthenium plated finish is similar in appearance to black nickel plating but with a much harder finish. It has a unique dark appearance that can be varied from a distinctive light gray through gray-black. It is also the hardest of all the platinum group metals and has an extremely durable and chemically stable finish.
Fashion goes around. Black is the new color for jewelry and women now are more used to darker look jewelry to match her wardrobe that co-ordinates with black nail art, lipstick and also black hair style.
Ruthenium plating on sterling silver jewelry gives a dark grey black finishing that answers the call for a different color. In addition, ruthenium can effectively prevent scratches and abrasion on the surface, making sterling silver jewelry more durable. With ruthenium plating, surface oxidation and discoloring can be avoided to a large extent.