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If gold wasn't mixed with other metals the jewelry would be too soft to wear.
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Which metal is used to make jewelry and ornaments?
Having worked in Jewelry factories..the main component metal is copper of which silver is plated onto it. Other metals are white metal or brass. Sometimes nickel. Nickel silver is plated on white metal and gold plate on brass or copper mixed alloys.
How much gold in a 18k 10k jewelry?
18 k is 18 karat, which is 18 parts gold mixed with 6 parts of other metal to strengthen it. It is 75% gold. 10k is 10 parts gold mixed with 14 parts of other metal and is only 41.7 % gold.
Is gold soft or hard?
Gold is soft and hard, gold is hard when it has metal plating and soft when there isn't metal plating.
What does the stamp A99 on jewelry mean?
.999 means fine gold, or the purest you can get. gold always has to be alloyed to some other metal to make jewely
Does it matter what metal the body jewelry is made of?
Yes, it matters, and it matters a lot. Your body could be highly sensitive to particular metals and thus it is important that you be aware of what metal your body jewelry is made up of. Titanium, silver, gold, stainless steel etc are the metals that are usually used to make body jewelry. But whatever metal it is, you need to know that in all probability it will be an alloy and have some other metal mixed in it. Now this is where you need to make sure that the alloy does not have too much of nickel in it. T has been seen hat nickel is the one metal which irritates almost everyone
What other jewelry makers make?
Well,the real problem to make different kind of jewelry to has value it is control and monopolion by the spot world market; jewelry industry's and assay co. for decades, because anythink that has to do with soft yellow gold metal eving any kind of jewelry color has to mixed with soft yellow gold metal all ways to has value,when it is another precious metal more better strong and life time in durability 100% much better, that soft yellow gold metal. There other precious metal that pass any karat acid and magnet test and created nice jewelry forever!!! The consumers has to " Wake up call " to create his own market to be protect his jewelry alloys precious metal from this soft yellow gold metal scam world market... Because any good alloys to create or make jewelry that have Life Time Guaranties have better value that any soft yellow gold metal monopolion market... The soft yellow gold metal " MONOPOLION SCAMS MARKET " has to " STOP " for the best to the consumers world market!!!
What is the metal used in jewelry?
Most jewelry is made of silver, gold and platinum. Recently other materials like tungsten, palladium, titanium and other metals are being used to make beautiful jewelry pieces.
What does the number 325 stamped on a necklace mean?
On a gold necklace the number 325 means that the metal used to make the necklace is 325 parts gold out of 1000. Gold is a very soft metal and is usually mixed with other metals for strength. On 325 jewelry 675 parts out of 1000 are metals other than gold.
What are some precious metals for jewelry other than gold?
There are multiple types of gold aside from the traditional yellow gold. White gold and rose gold are commonly used in jewelry making. Other precious metals commonly found in jewelry are silver and platinum. Silver is a soft metal and is typically mixed with other metals such as copper. Platinum is much more rare than gold or silver and tends to be far more expensive.
What metals make up gold?
The metal that makes up pure gold is gold and nothing else. Gold is a metallic element found in its raw form. Sometimes other metals are mixed with gold like silver for jewelry.
What is the unreactive metal used in jewelry?
Gold It is unreactive to other chemicals, and thus it remains pure.
What does 325 mean on jewelry?
That indicates the purity of the metal. Coins and gold bars are usually 999,9 out of 1000. In this case, the item contains 325 out of 1000 parts of pure (gold). In jewelry, the rest is usually filled with fine gold and gold mixed with other fine metals. Sterling silver has a purity of 975 out of 1000.
