I have noticed that i use some terms in my posts that most people may not recognize. Thankfully , Anatometal put this helpful article in one of their newsletters. I have posted this article to help those out and explain some of the terms used on this website. Also in addition to this great article, Anatometal makes some amazing jewelery. Which you can check out at their website.
Gauge: The thickness of the material the jewelry is made of. This measurement is based on and only applicable when using the U.S. wire measurement system. Body jewelry is also measured in millimeters and fractions/inches.
Diameter: The distance across a circle (Captive Bead Rings, Circular Barbells) through its center point.
Solid Stock: Materials like stainless steel, titanium, and niobium can be purchased as solid pieces of metal. Body jewelry can then be machined out of these solid rods; Anatometal machines all of our jewelry out of solid stock (unless they are cast pieces).
Tubing: Hollow pipe made of materials such as stainless steel and titanium which can be cut and bent into body jewelry.
Casting: A manufacturing process by which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.
Bio-compatible: A material; natural or synthetic, with “the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems” (Dorland 2003). Examples of bio-compatible materials are titanium, PTFE, stainless steel, niobium, and silicone; however, all must be of medical-grade for use in an implant or piercing jewelry.
Anneal: To heat metal to a set temperature for a set time with the goal of removing all stress points and hardenings. Annealed rings are easier to open and less brittle.
Anodize: An electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal
parts. Anodizing a piece of metal changes the texture of that metal which in turn changes how you see it (ie. the color).
Synthetic Gemstones: Gemstones manufactured in labs to possess identical chemical and physical characteristics to the naturally occurring variety.Whether a gemstone is a natural stone or a lab-created (synthetic) stone, the characteristics of each are the same. The most noticeable difference between the two, is lab-created stones tend to have a more vivid color
Gauge: The thickness of the material the jewelry is made of. This measurement is based on and only applicable when using the U.S. wire measurement system. Body jewelry is also measured in millimeters and fractions/inches.
Diameter: The distance across a circle (Captive Bead Rings, Circular Barbells) through its center point.
Solid Stock: Materials like stainless steel, titanium, and niobium can be purchased as solid pieces of metal. Body jewelry can then be machined out of these solid rods; Anatometal machines all of our jewelry out of solid stock (unless they are cast pieces).
Tubing: Hollow pipe made of materials such as stainless steel and titanium which can be cut and bent into body jewelry.
Casting: A manufacturing process by which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods.
Bio-compatible: A material; natural or synthetic, with “the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems” (Dorland 2003). Examples of bio-compatible materials are titanium, PTFE, stainless steel, niobium, and silicone; however, all must be of medical-grade for use in an implant or piercing jewelry.
Anneal: To heat metal to a set temperature for a set time with the goal of removing all stress points and hardenings. Annealed rings are easier to open and less brittle.
Anodize: An electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal
parts. Anodizing a piece of metal changes the texture of that metal which in turn changes how you see it (ie. the color).
Synthetic Gemstones: Gemstones manufactured in labs to possess identical chemical and physical characteristics to the naturally occurring variety.Whether a gemstone is a natural stone or a lab-created (synthetic) stone, the characteristics of each are the same. The most noticeable difference between the two, is lab-created stones tend to have a more vivid color
