Argentium is similar to Sterling Silver in that it is at least 93% pure silver, but it has a small amount of Germanium in it to make the silver more tarnish resistant. It is used in place of Sterling to keep, those parts of the jewelry clean and shiny longer. The price of this material is just slightly higher than regular Sterling.

14K Gold is an alloy of gold with Sterling Silver. 24K is pure gold and it is extremely soft, which is why it is alloyed to give it strength.

Stainless Steel is an alloy of Steel, chromium. It has become a popular metal for inclusion it modern jewelry because of its high resistance to corrosion and its toughness and durability. Besides being resistant to tarnish and rust, it is generally considered to being hypo-allergenic and wearable for people with sensitive skin conditions.

Nickel Silver is an alloy of 90% copper and 10% Nickel. Sometimes it is substituted for silver because of its coloring and because it is less expensive, but there in no Silver in the alloy. It also goes by the name German Silver.

Niobium is a metal of strentgh and toughness while still being light weight. It has become a popular metal for inclusion in modern jewelry because of its high resistance to corrosion and its toughness and durability. Besides being resistant to tarnish, it is generally considered to being hypoallergenic and wearable for people with sensitive skin conditions. It is also able to to form a clear oxide on its surface that shows diffraction color when it is anodized in an akaline bath. There is no color in the oxide. It is showing color on its surface because it refracts light as it bounces off the metal surface. The color differences occur because of the varation in thickness of the oxide on it surface. Although alloys contain only a maximum of 0.1%, that small percentage of niobium improves the strength of the steel. The temperature stability of niobium-containing superalloys is important for its use in jet and rocket engines. Niobium is used in various superconducting materials. These superconducting alloys, also containing titanium and tin, are widely used in the superconducting magnets of MRI scanners. Other applications of niobium include its use in welding, nuclear industries, electronics, optics, numismatics and jewelry. In the last two applications, niobium's low toxicity and ability to be coloured by anodisation are particular advantages..

Stainless Steel is an alloy of Steel, chromium. It has become a popular metal for inclusion in modern jewelry because of its high resistance to corrosion and its toughness and durability. Besides being resistant to tarnish and rust, it is generally considered to being hypo-allergenic and wearable for people with sensitive skin conditions.

Sterling Silver is a alloy of 92.5% pure Silver and 7.5% Copper. Pure Silver is an element that is extremely soft and needs the copper to give it some strength and toughness.

Titanium is a metal of strentgh and toughness while still being light weight. It has become a popular metal for inclusion in modern jewelry because of its high resistance to corrosion and its toughness and durability. Besides being resistant to tarnish, it is generally considered to being hypo-allergenic and wearable for people with sensitive skin conditions. It is also able to to form a clear oxide on its surface that shows refractive color when it is anodized in an akaline bath. There is no color in the oxide. It is showing color on its surface because it refracts light as it bounces off the metal surface. The color differences occur because of the varation in thickness of the oxide on it surface.