BeadSmith - Wire - Square - Dead Soft - Silver Filled - 22ga (0.65mm)Silver Filled Wire, Pro Quality Silver Bonded Wire is 6% fine silver (. 999) over a brass core. The layer of silver is many times thicker than plated products and Silver Filled Wire can be manipulated like sterling silver and can be wrapped and soldered. Dead Soft wire is very pliable and can be easily bent into any number of shapes. It will not hold a shape in instances where it would be subject to tension, such as on a clasp.