Abstract
Although there appears to be scope for the improvement of existing white gold jewellery alloys, the discovery of a radically new alloy seems unlikely. In this article, details are given of one line of approach which resulted in an interesting 18 carat alloy containing nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium and indium.
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O’Connor, G.P. Improvement of 18 carat white gold alloys. Gold Bull 11, 35–39 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03215446
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