Electroplating refers to the process of coating an item with metal. Therefore, the term "26 karat gold electroplate" refers to a coating which consists of 26 karat gold.
Removing all of the impurities in the 10 karat gold will leave you with 24 karat gold.
24 karat gold is pure gold
Karat (K) is the number of parts, by weight, of gold. The higher the percentage of pure gold, the higher the karat. For e.g., 14 karat gold is 58% gold, 18 karat gold is 75% gold, 22k gold is 91.67% gold and 24k gold is pure.
Pure gold is 24 karat gold, so 12 karat gold is 50% pure gold.
14 karat gold is not a pure substance. Pure gold is 24 karat gold. 14 karat gold is made from 58 percent gold mixed with other metals.
Perhaps it's 14KT GE which means 14 Karat Gold Electroplate or it could be 14K HGE which means 14 Karat Heavy Gold Electroplate
22 karat Heavy Gold Electroplate
18 karat gold electroplate
This is a stamp that you might see on a piece of gold jewelry indicating that the ring is made of 14 karat gold. 14 karats means that it is 14/24 or 7/12 gold, and 5/12 other metals alloyed with the gold. 24 karat gold is pure gold.
It's most likely "18 karat gold electroplate." I'll break it down for you- EP stands for electroplate, the method used to plate the piece with a thin layer of gold. 750 is another term for 18 karat; As it's 75.0% pure gold. And G simply stands for gold
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18 kt GE means that the jewelry is made up of 18 karat gold plate. The GE stands for gold electroplate.
14kt ge means that the item is 14 karat gold electroplate. When you see Espo on the item, it is the manufacturers mark.
If you look closer, you probably will see that the mark is not OE, but '''GE'''. On jewelry, GE means Gold Electroplate. Federal standards for gold electroplate (G.E.) are that the gold must be at least 7 mils (millionths of an inch) of an inch thick and of a fineness of 10K (karat) or better.
14 karat electroplate for jewlery
18 kt GE means that the jewelry is made up of 18 karat gold plate. The GE stands for gold electroplate.
It means 18 karat heavy gold electroplate. It is not solid gold. 18 karat gold is 75% gold blended with other cheaper metals, usually for durability. The words "plated," "layered," or "clad" indicate a thin outer coating of gold over a base metal. There is normally very little actual gold.