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Deformation and recrystallization of a jewellery white gold alloy

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Most nickel-containing white gold alloys are susceptible to phase separation and excessive hardening when annealed during fabrication. This article shows how basic metallurgical principles may be applied in seeking to define, for a specific alloy, an annealing schedule which will yield structures suitable for cold-working.

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  1. Laboratorio di Metallurgia e Metallografia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa in association with Gori & Zucchi, S.p.A., Arezzo, Italy

    Maria Rosa Pinasco & Enrica Stagno

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  1. Maria Rosa Pinasco
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Pinasco, M.R., Stagno, E. Deformation and recrystallization of a jewellery white gold alloy. Gold Bull 12, 53–57 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216540

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