[Jewelry making - Article 01684] - Re: [Orchid] Palladium alloy for 18K white

[Lawrence Saber]

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Hi Gwen

>     If the palladium you work in is 950, what is the alloy.....
>     (or is that a trade secret???) am I even allowed to ask this?? would
>     it be ok to work the palladium as 100% without any alloy, or are
>     theredrawbacks to using the pure metal? 

    The Palladium that I use is alloyed with Ruthenium. (No secret and
    also not the only alloy that can be used. I have just found it to
    work the best for me) It works very similarly to Plat, however it
    can't be fused and must be soldered. Also there is some slight
    oxidizing that occurs when soldering. (see Orchid archives for more
    on this and working with Palladium in general). Pure Palladium is
    actually grayish in colour and is really soft and"sticky" (like pure
    Plat) to work 

Lawrence
www.sabushkadesign.com
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