How to alloy white gold

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

I loved this video. I am on a quest to make all my jewellery alloys and have been apprehensive about alloying my own white gold from pure gold, pure palladium and pure silver. This video has been a MASSIVE help. Thank you.

[@explorer2571]

Thanks easy to follow instructions and no nonsense talking.

[@ponda.5203]

Thank you for this. I kept evaporating my gold recently!!

[@silverestore]

I like a man who can do it all, and do it all well!

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

Thank you Jeffrey!

[@mitsospapas3306]

great video !! if we want 14 ct or 18 ct white gold what percentage of palladium we add ?

[@wsvitak]

Thanks for sharing and providing the easy math for switching from percentage to grams. Can you provide some recipes for 14k white and 14k yellow?

[@tywhitmire860]

Thank you! Great detailed instructions and easy to follow!

[@larakoula]

Thank you, nice video and instructions. Will the 18 ct of this mix look really white? or will it need a coating?

[@HaHaDK]

Pure gold is 24 karat, meaning that 24 out of 24 parts of the metal are gold. Although the terms sound familiar, the karat (k) system used to measure the purity of gold is different from the carat (c) unit of mass that’s used to weigh diamonds.

[@robpetesworkshop]

One question,after you poured the final alloy mix, do you forge the ingot with a hammer before working it on the rolling milll?

[@ethandonohoe]

Great video.

[@whitehouseummahh9725]

Is that an oxyacetylene torch?

[@mikep.coplin6800]

Is white gold hard to test with out a scratch acid test, for 9K and 14K ? Just wondering !

[@anandpanchal6390]

Thanks for share your precious experience

[@northwestcutt2215]

Thanks for the video and the math breakdown! Now I wonder if the higher percentage of palladium is used the whiter the gold?

[@joshharris3040]

The color of a gold alloy can be quite complex and depends on many factors. Karat is one factor, but the most important factor by far is the alloying metals used and their relative proportions to each other and to the gold. The simple answer to your question is yes, in almost all cases, the higher the percentage of palladium used, the whiter the resulting gold alloy will be. That's a good rule of thumb, but there are exceptions, some of which are quite fascinating. For example, regarding the 9kt alloy made in this video, if you were to replace a specific proportion of the silver used with indium, you would not end up with white gold at all. This is true even (especially) if you also increased the percentage of palladium in the alloy. Instead you would have a yellow gold alloy with a color similar to 14kt yellow gold. This alloy would be even richer in color than a higher karat alloy of gold and silver that doesn't use any palladium whatsoever. Even more interesting is the fact that the gold itself has very little to do with the color of this particular alloy. In fact, the gold isn't necessary at all for the yellow color! It is entirely possible to make a lovely yellow "gold" alloy containing only silver, indium, and palladium (all of which are white metals) as long as you get the proportions of each metal correct. This happens because palladium and indium react with each other when near a 1:1 atomic ratio to create an intermetallic compound (PdIn) that has a red color. The addition of silver changes the color to yellow while also making the alloy more durable, as PdIn is very brittle in its pure form. Adding gold to this alloy improves tarnish resistance and durability while maintaining the yellow color, but only to a point. If you keep adding gold beyond approximately the 10kt level (41.7% gold by weight), this will then start bleaching the alloy back towards white. The same thing happens with copper. Adding a little doesn't hurt the color, and can even shift it closer to a rose gold, but adding too much will bleach the color away just like too much gold will.

[@murtarzarahbah322]

What is the best alloy for palladium jewelry, hand forged?

[@saltymemesmith]

If you miss out the Palladium, using only Gold and Silver. what will the Gold be called without Palladium?

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

If you do not add Palladium you end up making green gold if you only add silver. Especially in the case of 18ct gold. Wit 14ct the colour may be a very light shade of yellow.

[@jimbettridge3123]

Thanks Jan!

[@evgenyk.4681]

Hello. Tell me please, what is your opinion if to add up to 8% of zinc and decrase the Ag? I guess you would increase the fluidity up to decent level😊

[@denissota6353]

So i have 1 gram Palladium 999.5% how many grams of Gold% and Silver% should I add to profit 14 ct white gold?Thanks if u answer.

[@malcolmcliff-du8qp]

The intro is already my mindset... No cheap base metals

[@levynakal]

Great video. Can you make a video on how to alloy rose gold?.

[@FurqanH]

How much paledium cpntent will be in 18 k gold?

[@downundersurvival815]

Can you show the process of making solder in gold? Thanks

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

I might do a video on making gold solder in the future.

[@fionadee1416]

@@JanHendrikViljoen That would be very appreciated. I will look forward to this as your videos have a wonderful teaching style. Thank you for making them.

[@BobRossin-o]

Do you always alloy with the 14% of palladium and the other part silver? Even tho it’s 9k, 14k or 18k Obviously making the conversión to the karat your looking for

[@BristlyBill]

Hi, what % of palladium would you use for higher karat alloys such as 14kt or 18kt

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

I prefer 14% to 16% palladium content for 14ct and 18ct white gold

[@Yoko.Kurama]

@@JanHendrikViljoen is white 18k gold really white? It doesnt make sense to me if it's 75 percent gold

[@dulgeren]

thank you

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

Could you show the process for yellow and rose gold aswell?

[@Thehomieibrahim]

Yellow gold is elemental gold

[@Thehomieibrahim]

You don’t need to make yellow gold specifically, it is yellow naturally

[@AlexDuWaldt]

Do all Palladium white gold alloys contain trace amounts of Silver?

[@simsaman6601]

Hello brother, if i do 18k white gold, how many gram of 24k of fine gold? am looking forward and say thanks you so much for you kindness.

[@MUDSWAT]

I have to do this tomorrow, is it possible to just use 16k Gold and .999 fine Silver? If so I have about 3.1grams of 16-18K gold I want to make into white gold I have the silver too. Please help me!

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

You must add Palladium to turn the gold white. Using only silver added to the gold will not turn gold white.

[@MUDSWAT]

@@JanHendrikViljoen Different places use different white gold. I used silver, and it made white gold. I just have no way of plating it in Rodium for that blast white-gold look.

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

Do you recommend 14% palladium for 14K and 18K white too?

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

It can work yes. However I prefer using 16% palladium content for 18ct white gold and 15% for 14ct white gold

[@moeong]

hi, for palladium do you use 950 or 500?

[@massimilianoilardi3571]

Ciao devo fare una lega giallo gold 18 carati mi scrivi come devo fare

[@omsoni4906]

Hi can you please give me ratio of mixing palladium and silve in 18k white gold (percentage of palladium and silver in 10 gram gold) i really appreciate it

[@roopeshachari3663]

Super

[@NitinKatiyarCircle]

Even though there is some gold in it, but by volume it is all silver and palladium. Even by looks it is no more near gold. I wonder why it exists at first place and why people want jewelry of white gold over platinum when it is so expensive.

[@narendrakhona1168]

NICE INFORMATION & VIDEO, NEXT TIME PLEASE INCREASE VOLUME. GUESS YOU ARE SOFT SPOKEN.

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

Ok next time

[@k1lay]

Maybe you're just deaf. Volume is fine.

[@argentummoonjewellery3503]

Do you use a standard fused silica crucible?

[@JanHendrikViljoen]

I use a standard ceramic crucible lined with boraks

[@Hypermoto47]

I’ve never heard of a 9k chain lol I’ve heard of 10k. What’s this 9k you speak of because I’ve never seen that in a store

[@scala1944]

Your formula is correct, I cannot criticize you.

[@fuckyougoogle427]

Why not use only Palladium instead of adding Silver? Aside from cost is there a reason not to?

[@francoiscombrinck7518]

waar is m mes? ek het jou n microskoop gegee? n deal is n deal

[@Tinkey1993]

why not just make jewelry out of palladium?

[@sabiyabegum9694]

I am that person which is me I do it all pro

[@alvinkoh5556]

White gold is the most stupid and expensive stainless steel ever invented!

[@tbandikoota]

I wanted to disagree, but I can’t. That’s like silver plating a gold medal. 🙄