Jewelry placed in new piercings must be made of one of the following materials:
* Surgical Implant Stainless Steel, CrNMo 316LVM, ASTM F-138 **
* Surgical Implant grades of Titanium, including Ti6A4V ELI, ASTM F-136***
* Niobium (Nb)
* Solid 14 karat or higher white or yellow nickel-free gold
* Solid platinum
* A dense low porosity plastic such as Tygon or PTFE
* Must be free of nicks, scratches, burrs, and polishing compounds.
* Threaded jewelry for initial piercings must have internal tapping
(no threads on posts)
* Rounded ends on rings.
** American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Wrought 18 Chromium-14 Nickel-2.5
Molybdenum Stainless Steel Bar and Wire for Surgical Implants (UNS S31673)
*** American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6 Aluminum-4
Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) alloy (UNSR56401) for Surgical Implant ApplicationI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
