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Gold-filled is a type of composite material. Composites are formed from two or more constituent materials with different properties that, when combined, create a new material with enhanced properties. [1] Gold-filled material is made by bonding a layer of gold alloy to a base metal core (typically brass, but sometimes copper or silver).
In addition to telling gold markings, gold jewelry can also reveal its worth by its wear. For example, solid gold is consistent throughout the piece, so if part of it is darker or silvery, it is ...
A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify the content of noble metals—such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium. In a more general sense, the term hallmark is used to refer to any standard of quality.
Ternary plot of different colors of Ag–Au–Cu alloys. Colored gold is the name given to any gold that has been treated using techniques to change its natural color. Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, [1] but colored gold can come in a variety of different colors by alloying it with different elements.
The BIS Hallmark is a hallmarking system for gold as well as silver jewellery sold in India, certifying the purity of the metal. [1] [2] It certifies that the piece of jewellery conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the national standards organization of India.
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For example, a gold alloy of 127 ⁄ 128 fineness (that is, 99.2% purity) could have been described as being 23-karat, 3-grain, 1-quart gold. The karat fractional system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal system, described above for bullion, though jewelry generally tends to still use the karat system.
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