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Yes, silver solder can be used on any color of gold---however, the joint will be white and will tarnish more rapidly.
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Can 10K gold be used as a solder to repair 18K jewelry?
No, I think it is can't.
If your ring says 925 does that mean it cant be white gold?
Yes, in this case, the ring is not white gold but in fact sterling silver. Acceptable quality marks for sterling silver include: sterling, ster and .925. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.
What is 10k white gold?
10K means 10/24ths gold. So 10K white gold is ten parts gold (pure gold is always yellow) plus 14 parts palladium or nickel to bleach the alloy white. According to wikipedia, it is silver that is used, not palladium or nickel.
How is silver and gold separated?
Two methods--electrolysis and parting--are used to separate silver and gold in silver-gold bullion
Is white gold also known as platinum?
White gold is yellow gold that is mixed with other metals and yellow gold is made in the same way, and the difference is only in the metals used. In order to make the gold white, it is combined with metal alloys that are white in nature and plated with an extremely hard element called rhodium. Platinum, on the other hand, is a white metal and is used in jewelry in its pure form. It is Platinum white, so it does not need to be rhodium plated like white gold does.
A white metal used in jewelry?
Platinum, silver, white gold, palladium95ruthenium5
Are solder joints mechanically too weak?
Depends on the solder used. If silver solder is used it is actually stronger than the pipe itself.
What material they used to build golden temple?
white marble
What is the silver content of silver solder?
Solder is manufactured in hundreds of different grades and compositions for thousands of different applications. Solder that might be described as "Silver solder" is most commonly commercially manufactured in about 50 different compositions with silver contents of up to 40% and is priced accordingly. Silver solder is often used in jewellery making and repair, engineering and many electrical manufacturing processes.
What metals are used in jewellery?
White gold, rose gold, yellow gold, sterling silver, fine silver, copper, brass, platinum, palladium, rhodium (for plating), titanium, aluminium, even steel and tin - you're only limited by your imagination. Traditionally, however, gold and silver are the predominant metals used.
Can 10K gold be used as a solder to repair 18K jewelry?
No, I think it is can't.
Is solder a lead alloy?
Most commonly, but antimony is another basic component of some solders. The European Union, China, and California are areas where lead solder is banned in consumer products. Tin-lead solders were most often used because they are easily melted and inexpensive. Lead-based solders have a few problems which are reducing their popularity: - Environmental concerns about e-waste - Worker safety concerns for people who constantly work with solder - The low melting point, which is not suitable for modern microprocessors Any metal which is melted to bond to another metal is a solder. Silver solder is used to repair silver jewelry, and gold solder to repair gold. Silver solder is also used in food-grade plumbing. Drinking water is soldered with lead-free solder (but lead was used in nearly all plumbing soldering until the late 1980s).
What kind of soldering gun is used to silver solder batteries?
You can do it but you have to be VERY careful for silver solder a very large 100w+ gun may be needed you CANNOT overheat the batteries or they WILL explode or be made useless.
Is 9 kt gold ever marked 925?
9.25 is a mark used for silver. 9.25 meaning 92.5% silver is the minimum standard for something to be classified as sterling silver. You must be confused and think you have a piece of white gold when in fact it is silver.
If your ring says 925 does that mean it cant be white gold?
Yes, in this case, the ring is not white gold but in fact sterling silver. Acceptable quality marks for sterling silver include: sterling, ster and .925. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper.
How is silver and gold separated?
Two methods--electrolysis and parting--are used to separate silver and gold in silver-gold bullion
What is 10k white gold?
10K means 10/24ths gold. So 10K white gold is ten parts gold (pure gold is always yellow) plus 14 parts palladium or nickel to bleach the alloy white. According to wikipedia, it is silver that is used, not palladium or nickel.
