Annealing Mixed Metal Jewelry: Important Copper-Silver Question

Summary for annealing mixed metal jewelry Discussion

Annealing mixed metal jewelry is the central question here: Ricardo Azpiroz asks whether sterling silver earrings with copper rivets can be annealed while the metals are touching, or whether that would create an alloy at the interface. The excerpt provided contains only the question and no posted answers, so there is no thread consensus to report. Based on the question alone, the practical issue is whether heat treatment for shaping on an anvil could cause unwanted metal interaction where copper and silver meet. Because no answer text is included, any recommendation would be speculative; the thread as shown simply raises the concern about contact during annealing rather than resolving it.