Platinum Casting


Our Platinum Casting section covers procedures, equipment, and troubleshooting tips for working with this prestigious and popular jewelry metal.

950 Palladium: Custom Made Components

950 Palladium: Custom Made Components

When making custom jewelry with any alloy, certain components within the piece are often hand made to enhance the final...
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Platinum Alloys – Features & Benefits

In this presentation I attempted to provide you with information on platinum alloys to help you make an informed decision...
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Platinum Durability vs Scratching

There is a major difference between durability and scratch resistance. Platinum is very durable. When scratched, the scratch actually displaces...
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Understanding the Process of Platinum Casting

Platinum casting is different from gold or silver casting, and insufficient preparation and understanding of the process can still lead...
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Platinum Jewelry Advanced Joining Techniques

Joining is a very important production technique in the field of jewelry production. Therefore it is useful to know, what...
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Identification & Correction of Platinum Casting Defects

Identification & Correction of Platinum Casting Defects

Platinum casting defects are often very difficult to characterize due to the intrinsic complexity of the investment casting process. All...
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Platinum Casting Investments

Platinum Casting Investments

In this paper I will attempt to give some insight into the investments used to cast Platinum and also talk...
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Manufacturing Jewelry in Platinum Some Basic Facts

Manufacturing Jewelry in Platinum Some Basic Facts

Properties of platinum Platinum ore To get one ounze of pure platinum you have to process 11 tons of ore....
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An Overview of Platinum Casting

As in all manufacturing processes, evaluations and systematic process controls must be applied to platinum casting. As a caster you...
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Platinum Casting with Gemstones

Platinum casting with gemstones in place has been the latest development before the end of the second millennium. It has...
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Platinum Casting Process Control

Platinum Casting Process Control

It is widely known that platinum, the most noble of metals, is also the most challenging of metals. Platinum's high...
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Casting Gold to Platinum for the Jewelry Industry

The principle of bi-metal casting is really very simple: A wax model is invested, cast and finished. A secondary wax...
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American Holloware Changing Criteria

American Holloware Changing Criteria

The expressions which have come to identify the pre- and post-World War II generations - Me decade, suburban frontiersmen, spoiled...
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