Abstract
It is usual to distinguish between two types of white gold jewellery alloys according to the metal (nickel or palladium) primarily responsible for the ‘bleaching’ of the colour of the gold. The authors of this article point out that such differentiation is artificial from a metallurgical point of view. They illustrate the practical advantages of considering both nickel and palladium white golds as based on the gold-silver-palladium system.
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Susz, C.P., Linker, M.H. 18 carat white gold jewellery alloys. Gold Bull 13, 15–20 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03215124
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