Metallic leaves with silver colour- Silver, Platinum, Aluminum, Tin

October 12, 2021

Platinum, Aluminum, Tin and Silver all have silver

colours, and with different natures, they are used in different industries or purposes.

We get inquiries from customers who are planning to use them for small paints and crafts used for short period, or temporal interior decorations- “Which one should I use?” In this article we would like to compare the unique natures of metallic leaves with silver colours.

	Uniqueness	Usage
Aluminum	Resistant to rust and colour changes but corroded by alkaline. Sometimes used as the alternative for silver leaves, especially when coloured with pigments. Has relatively darker colour than silver.	Painting, Crafts, Mounting, Frames, etc.
Platinum	Flexible, and colour change does not occur, but very expensive.	Painting, Crafts, and Cultural Heritage Restoration.
Silver	Relatively flexible and has whitey and bright lustre. Changes colour through sulphuration (Coating a milk layer prevents the colour change).	For paints, crafts and food decoration. Colour change may be deliberately stimulated to get the ideal colour.
Tin	Resistant to rust. Hard; not suited for gilding the small areas or curved areas.	Painting, Crafts

Knowing these natures may help to choose the ideal item for the industries or the works. Here we have gilded the square pieces with　each type of leaves.

The differences in colours and overall atmosphere appear the most when gilded on large areas.

We hope you could pick the items most suitable for your budgets and concepts.

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