Stainless steel rings and earrings are becoming more and more popularin the jewelry market, but many people will question the difference and price
of different materials when buying stainless steel earrings. Why are the same
stainless steel, the price difference will be so big? Next, I will answer you
in detail.
The 316L is currently the most popular and stable stainless steelmaterial. Because of the high stability of 316L, nickel release will not exceed
the standard. Most people think that the EU monitors the nickel component, and
in fact the EU monitors nickel release. Although the nickel content is high in
316L stainless steel, the material can form a passivation film with excellent
protection, has good corrosion resistance, and has a lower nickel release rate.
Therefore, it can pass the EU testing standards, which is indeed a good choice
for the European and American markets, and the price is not high quality.
201 stainless steel is not as stable as 316L as a whole, and itscorrosion resistance is very poor. Because of its high manganese content, it is
easy to rust, so the unit price of the product is much cheaper. Our products
are mainly 316L stainless steel, but sometimes some Middle Eastern customers
can not accept the price of 316L will choose 201 materials, we can also do.
304 is also a common material in stainless steel. The industry is alsocalled 18/8 stainless steel. Its processing and other aspects is similar to
316L, but the price is cheaper than 316L. Therefore, many factories in the
industry use 304 counterfeit 316L to reduce their own cost. This is why all
suppliers said their material is in 316L stainless steel but the price have big
different.
In fact, most importers don't care about the material of the product,as long as the quality and the price are acceptable. For buyers who are very
demanding on the materials themselves, they are worried that they will buy
low-quality products at high prices. I suggest that you can buy the same
products from different suppliers at different prices to compare the quality, then
you will have a understanding of the market.
Alin Accessory -Linda