Precious Metal Clay® (PMC) represents a dramatic development in
working with precious metals. PMC Silver consists of microscopic
particles of silver suspended in an organic binder to create a pliable
material with a consistency similar to that of modeling clay. PMC
can be worked with fingers and simple tools to create a vast range of
forms and surfaces that are unobtainable or laborious using traditional
techniques. When it is heated to a high temperature, the binder burns away
and the metal particles fuse to form solid metal that can be sanded,
soldered, colored and polished like conventional materials.
Precious Metal Clay is a patented material developed in the early 1990s by
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation of Japan. The principal ingredient in PMC
is tiny metal particles only 20 microns in diameter. It takes as
many as 25 of these particles to make up a single grain of table salt. The
rest of the material consists of water and an organic (naturally
occurring) binder. After firing, both the water and binder are completely
removed, so PMC may be hallmarked and will assay as .999 pure. Dried-out
PMC or unwanted fired objects can be refined just like conventional
precious metal.
The firing process leaves a metal that is less dense than conventional sheet
or wire. This means that a piece of jewelry made of PMC is lighter than
the same piece made by fabrication or casting.
Each piece displayed on this site is handmade by
Jeri. Except for small items, all are signed. As with all handmade items, there will be some slight variations in
both colors and designs from the pictures shown.
Precious Metal Clay is a patented material developed in the early 1990s by
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation of Japan. The principal ingredient in PMC
is tiny metal particles only 20 microns in diameter. It takes as
many as 25 of these particles to make up a single grain of table salt. The
rest of the material consists of water and an organic (naturally
occurring) binder. After firing, both the water and binder are completely
removed, so PMC may be hallmarked and will assay as .999 pure. Dried-out
PMC or unwanted fired objects can be refined just like conventional
precious metal.
