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14k Palladium White Gold

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14k Palladium White Gold has the following alloying metals: 58.5wt% alloyed with 41.5% palladium, silver and other alloy. For those that have an allergy to nickel.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:15:11 am    

14k Nickel White Gold

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14k Nickel White Gold has alloying metals as follows: 58.5wt% alloyed with 41.5% nickel, silver and other alloy. Nickel can be allergenic.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:14:05 am    

14k Yellow Gold

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14k Yellow Gold has alloying components as follows: 58.5wt% gold alloyed with 41.5wt% copper, silver, zinc and other alloys. 14k gold is very strong, somewhat brittle with a pale gold colour

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:12:47 am    

18k Palladium White Gold

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18k Palladium White Gold has the following alloy components: 75wt% gold alloyed with 25wt% palladium, silver and other alloys. For those that have an allergy to nickel.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:11:08 am    

18k Nickel White Gold

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18k Nickel White Gold has the following alloy combination: 75% gold alloyed with 25wt% nickel, silver and other alloys. Nickel can be allergenic.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:09:52 am    

18k Yellow Gold

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18k Yellow Gold has the following most common alloying composition: 75wt% gold alloyed with 25wt% copper, silver, zinc and other alloys.

Tip Credibility: 4


submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:08:25 am    

22k yellow gold

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22k yellow gold has the following most common components: 91.8wt% gold alloyed with 8.2wt% copper and silver.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:06:50 am    

Best gold alloy combinations

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The goal is to produce the best combination that provides the most acceptable gold alloy properties: strength, sturdiness, durability and visibly pleasing. The most common alloying metals are silver, copper and zinc which produce the qualities required.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 06:04:18 am    

Gold grades

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Gold is graded in karat / carat. A karat (carat) is a measurement of the fineness of gold. International standard grades of gold are: 24k, 22k, 18k, 15k, 14k, 12k, 10k, 9k, and 8k. 24k gold is pure gold.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 05:58:33 am    

Gold weights and measures

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There are a number of gold weights and measures utilised throughout the world. the usual measures for international gold trade are avoirdupois (ounces, oz) and metric (grams, kilos and tonnes). Others: tael, tola, baht, mesghal, chi, and don.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 05:55:54 am    

Forms of Gold

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Gold comes in many forms, both natural and manufactured. Gold can be classified into distinct types such as: lode, alluvial or placer, bullion, alloys, rolled, colloidal, isotopic, plate, and leaf.

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submitted by GoldenOne 2011-02-25 05:53:07 am    


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