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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9788767, member: 2844"]The term 'white brass' can refer to several alloys, not all of them contain nickel though. When white brass contains nickel, it is often called nickel silver or 'German silver'. </p><p>Although the necklace could be non-silver, as I said above, I don't think it is nickel silver. Either another silver tone alloy or very low grade silver alloy with a fair bit of copper imo.</p><p>Either way, it isn't precious metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>And often made to emphasize the wearer's identity.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9788767, member: 2844"]The term 'white brass' can refer to several alloys, not all of them contain nickel though. When white brass contains nickel, it is often called nickel silver or 'German silver'. Although the necklace could be non-silver, as I said above, I don't think it is nickel silver. Either another silver tone alloy or very low grade silver alloy with a fair bit of copper imo. Either way, it isn't precious metal. And often made to emphasize the wearer's identity.:)[/QUOTE]
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