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2. Rhodium - Wikipedia

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   Rhodium has also been used for honors or to signify elite status, when more commonly used metals such as silver, gold or platinum were deemed insufficient. In 1979 the Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist. [49]

3. Colored gold - Wikipedia

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   Rhodium-plated white gold wedding ring. The word white covers a broad range of colors that borders or overlaps pale yellow, tinted brown, and even very pale rose. White gold is an alloy of gold and at least one white metal (usually nickel, silver, platinum or palladium). [5] Like yellow gold, the purity of white gold is given in karats.

4. Gold plating - Wikipedia

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   Gold plated - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 0.5 micron; Heavy gold plated / Vermeil - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 2.5 micron; Gold plated silver jewellery can still tarnish as the silver atoms diffuse into the gold layer, causing slow gradual fading of its color and eventually causing tarnishing of the surface ...

5. Plating - Wikipedia

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   Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern technology. Plating is used to decorate objects, for corrosion inhibition, to improve solderability, to harden, to improve wearability, to reduce friction, to improve paint adhesion, to alter conductivity, to improve IR reflectivity, for ...

6. Tennis Bracelets and Earrings—Oh My! Hop on This Huge ... - AOL

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   Crafted with sterling silver plated in either 14K gold or rhodium, this pair is sure to dress up just about any look, from date night and beyond. And thanks to those stunning cubic zirconia gems ...

7. Gilding - Wikipedia

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   Rhodium compounds are used to improve the binding to the substrate. Burnish gold or best gold is applied to the ware as a suspension of gold powder in essential oils mixed with lead borosilicate or a bismuth-based flux. This type of gold decoration is dull as taken from the kiln and requires burnishing, usually with agate, to bring out the colour.