Palladium White Gold

Regular 18k white gold is not considered hypoallergenic due to the nickel content.

Palladium white gold.

Other gold alloys result in additional colors of gold including red or rose blue and green. Palladium white gold jewelry is a wonderful option for those sensitive to. It will not look like rhodium plated white gold. Secondly palladium is hypoallergenic.

Because of the metal s rarity however you won t find many options whether you search in store or online. All metals have pros and cons you should consider before a purchase. Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939 as an alternative to platinum in the alloys called white gold where the naturally white color of palladium does not require rhodium plating. In contrast white gold rings may require a rhodium replating once every few years to maintain its white shiny appearance.

Whereas 14k palladium white gold contains gold copper silver and palladium. However we offer a 2nd 18k white gold alloy 18k palladium white gold which substitutes palladium for the nickel. White gold is actually a bit less bright than palladium due to its usual rhodium plating versus the natural gold plating but it also more often maintains its original shiny finish. 18k palladium white gold boasts a brighter whiter hue than 14k palladium white gold.

Palladium pros why choose it. Allergies to white gold. Palladium is much less dense than platinum. However about one in eight people experience a reaction to the nickel.

18k white gold is about 15 heavier than 14k white gold. 14k white gold and 14k palladium white gold both contain 58 5 pure gold but are alloyed with other metals to make them more white in color. However by adding another graph to the equation the chart of gold prices over the past 5 years we can correlate the increase in demands or desire for white gold engagement ring in direct relation with the fact that gold prices are getting back to normal and with it as mentioned above the decrease in desire for palladium. A palladium ring with hammered finish.

Palladium white gold has an enchanting light gray color and some may notice the slightest hint of yellow because it is in fact gold. White gold jewelry typically is made from a gold palladium silver alloy or gold nickel copper zinc alloy. Palladium white gold has a faint gray tinge. Similar to gold palladium can be beaten into leaf as thin as 100 nm 1 250 000 in.

For example right now on blue nile there are only 3 palladium ring designs but over 90 white gold and over 65 platinum designs. If you love white gold for instance beware that while 18k white gold is the purest most valuable white gold 14k white gold is less expensive stronger and more scratch resistant. As i mentioned earlier in the article palladium is naturally white and doesn t require plating or re plating during the course of its lifetime. Palladium vs white gold rings.

14k white gold contains gold nickel copper and zinc.