Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% alloy metal, typically copper. Silver beads are never pure silver, as silver is too soft a natural material to be useful in silver jewelry making.

Sterling silver has a variety of uses, including making sterling silver beads, silver clasps and other jewelry findings and materials. You may also see sterling silver denoted as 925. We offer an extensive selection of sterling silver beads and findings among our Sterling Silver Jewelry Findings, and we also feature sterling silver Chain and Wire.