[Jewelry making - Article 00756] - Re: [Orchid] Yellower 18k gold alloy

[Judy Willingham]

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>            OK, Orchidians - To call this a trade secret is too lofty -
>     let's say it's "my little secret".  I did work for a store that was
>     all 18kt., and they wanted the whole store inventory to have a
>     uniform color, so they told me their blend.  It's probably about as
>     near to 22kt. color as you can get in 18 - just enough copper to
>     take the green tint off from the silver, and it casts and works and
>     polishes beautifully.  I guess Orchid's been good to me --- The
>     alloy is simply 80% fine silver and 20% copper, which works out to
>     40 dwt silver, 10 dwt copper - or 20 dwt silver, 5 dwt copper, of
>     course. 

    OK, I'll bite.  I thought 18K was applied only to gold alloy, not
    silver alloy.  John, did you mean 80% GOLD and 20% copper?  I don't
    play with alloying metals, but do like to understand the concept.
    Help me out, 

Judy in Kansas 





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