Stainless Steel Jewelry

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Stainless steel jewelry can trace its roots back to the 1970's. This is a time when gold jewelry was still the most dominant kind of jewelry.

It was first introduced by the jewelry professor Mr. Peter Skubic. Tasked as a special jewelry professor at the Cologne Institute of Technology, he went on to introduce Stainless Steel to the jewelry world.

More importantly, he successfully managed to get jewelry lovers to value & appreciate more the aesthetic (appearance) value of stainless steel jewelry more than its material value.

Like many jewelry manufacturers, artist, users, etc... Today, he was partly attracted to the metal's chemistry and the wide range of options it offers to an artist or maker. The most important characteristics being its ability to withstand corrosion, a result of the chromium element present in it.

The chromium content in stainless steel is 10.5 or 11%. Most kinds of steels usually rust or begin to lose their quality once they're exposed to air and moisture. The iron oxide or rust as we commonly know it accelerates this process by forming more rust on the affected steel. In other words, it eats up the steel like a cancer.

However, stainless steel has enough chromium content in it which creates a film of chromium oxide forms which protects its outer layers from rust and prevents it from spreading to its inner layers. The chromium literally acts like an anti-corrosion treatment on the stainless steel.

Mr. Peter Skubic was also fascinated by these characteristics and went on to create great works of art – jewelry pieces out of stainless steel. From then on, the popularity of stainless steel jewelry has been growing rapidly and doesn't seem to be reaching its peak anytime soon.

We all need to thank Mr. Peter Skubic for his amazing creation!