White gold is becoming more and more in demand as a material for making jewelry. Not only masters, but also consumers appreciated its magnificent appearance and durability. But many buyers are concerned with the choice, which sample should be on products made of white gold.
What are the samples of white gold?
As you know, pure gold is very soft and not resistant to mechanical damage to metal. Therefore, for jewelry works, alloys from different metals and gold are increasingly used, which give them strength. The sample shows how much pure gold is used in this or that jewelery alloy. The higher it is, the softer the metal.
To produce white gold, pure gold is added to platinum, palladium , silver, zinc and even nickel (although the latter is banned in many countries as harmful to health). It is these metals that give the alloy a white color. So, there are several variants of the sample for white gold: 375 (that is, 37.5% pure gold in the alloy), 500 (50%), 585 (58.5%), 750 (75%) and 958 (95.8 %). For the production of jewelry, mainly alloys with 585 and 750 breakdown are used, since they have the most optimal ratio between the amount of the main precious metal (which affects the price of the product) and the shares of other substances (which affects its strength and wear resistance).
What is the best test for white gold?
The way a sample looks on white gold does not differ from the stigma that is put on products from the usual pink or yellow. But with the definition of the best sample of white gold, difficulties may arise. The fact is that at first glance it seems that the more gold in the decoration, the better. That is, the 750 test is a priori better than 585. But this is not always the case.
