![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand, platinum is more brittle than white gold, and is hard to bend and hammer into shape, which may explain the aforementioned protests from my jewellers. This results in 18kt white gold being harder than platinum alloys, which are most commonly 95% platinum. Whilst it may be true that platinum is harder than gold in its purest form, 18kt white gold is mixed with other metals, most commonly palladium, silver and copper to make it harder. A malleable metal will bend easily, whilst a brittle metal will not bend easily. Malleability refers to how easy a metal is to bend and turn into different shapes without breaking. A hard metal, just like diamond, the hardest material known, will be resistant to scratches, whilst a soft metal will scratch easily. Put simply, hardness refers to a metal’s resistance to scratching and denting. In fact, when I told my own jewellers that platinum was softer than white gold, I received nothing but protests. Two properties of metals that aren’t well understood by the jewellery industry as a whole and jewellery consumers are hardness and malleability. By and large, many of these are not explained too well to the would be jewellery buyer, but are outlined below. The fact of the matter is, is that both white gold and platinum both have their own unique properties and hence benefits. However, during the purchasing process many consumers take advice from a jewellery sales person and end up bereft of any useful facts on the subject.Ībove: World Gold Council and Platinum Guild Brochures Last week I received brochures from both The Platinum Guild and World Gold Council, espousing the benefits of their respective metals. ![]()
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