Jennifer,
S88 will do just about anything traditional sterling will do, and
more. It is very easy to work with, and less “quirky” than
Argentium. It’s main advantage over traditional copper alloyed
sterling is that it is much more resistant to fire scale, and
tarnishes far more slowly than regular sterling. It’s a dream to pour
ingots from, as well as roll out for wire or sheet. It casts very
well, comes out of the investment almost needing no pickling, it’s
that clean. You’ll just have to get some from United Metals out of
New York, and try it yourself. United will have the specs on the S88,
as well. A few of us are in contact with Stuller’s Metals Dept.,
trying to convince them they would be smart to offer S88 in sheet and
wire form. I am not an enamelist, so have no idea what the S88
sterling is like to enamel on.
Jay Whaley