Tattoo, Piercing, and Medical Supplies

Body Jewelry Materials. Understanding Implant Grade Surgical Steel

For many years I have discussed and debated some of the common misconceptions our industry faces when it comes to the steel used in body jewelry.

Body Jewelry Metals – Titanium

This article is from the Piercing FAQ, by Anne Greenblatt with numerous contributions by others. 2A.1 Titanium Titanium is an extremely lightweight, elemental metal. The specific alloy used for body jewelry is 6AL4V (60 parts aluminum, 40 parts vanadium), specifically 136 grade with extra low interstitial elements.(4) “Titanium is the most bio-compatible of all metals [...]

Piercing FAQ

Everything you wanted to know about Piercing This FAQ about Piercing was compiled and written by Anne Greenblatt with numerous contributions by others. Part I: Intro 1.1 Summary – This posting contains information about body piercing. 1.2 Copyright And Dissemination – Under the Berne Convention, this document is Copyright (c) 2000 1.3 Table of Contents [...]

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