Argentium or Sterling Silver wire for cables

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Hey, Just out of curiosity,  has  anyone tried Argentium silver or similar for wiring /cable purposes?

Argentium is 94% silver + 5% copper + 1% Germanium

Sterling is around 92% silver.

 

With pure silver cost is high, Sterling & Argentium seems like a cheaper option. 

 

 

[sir sanders zingmore]

Where can you buy Argentium cables?

 

From what I can tell Argentium is a patented and trademarked alloy. My guess is that will make it more expensive than pure silver. Also it seems to be a worse conductor 

[muon*]

Know of folk that have liked Sterling, haven't used it myself.

 

First I have heard of Argentium.

 

Edit: I think results will depend a bit on what other materials are mixed with the silver, I have found even 99.9% silver from different sources can sound noticeably different from one to another. Also the annealing and drawing process.

Edited August 22, 2024 by muon*

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  On 22/08/2024 at 7:53 AM, sir sanders zingmore said:

Where can you buy Argentium cables?

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https://www.wirejewelry.com/argentium-wire-round-1.html

  On 22/08/2024 at 8:17 AM, muon* said:

Edit: I think results will depend a bit on what other materials are mixed with the silver, I have found even 99.9% silver from different sources can sound noticeably different from one to another. Also the annealing and drawing process.

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I don't think I would make cables out of silver anymore. Just too fragile. I would prob. use it as internal wiring if I could be bothered.
I find it hard to trust the quality of silver anymore. I used to buy Australian Silver which was really good. Really soft and tarnished quick. Then I bought  Silver from China and it was hard and took longer to tarnish.