RDH79
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I see WoodCrafters has a plating called Cobalt Gold. Anyone know where this falls in the durability line. Or is this just a fancy way to say 24K?
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Sorry but cobalt gold is not 10K or at least that's not all that cobalt gold can be . You can have 24K cobalt , 18K cobalt , 14K cobalt or 10K cobalt gold . Cobalt is a metallic element added in small quantities to gold to create a harder plating . Gold with cobalt added to the solution is also known as Hardened Gold . It is normally added in less then .3% , which allows the Gold content to still be called by it nominal K rating , thus 24K hardened gold is 99.7% pure gold .3% cobalt content .
As far as durability the cobalt does increase it's durability but depending on the K rating it is only marginally more durable . Hardened Gold plating is used extensivly in the jewelry industry to improve the durability of plated items .
Sorry but cobalt gold is not 10K or at least that's not all that cobalt gold can be . You can have 24K cobalt , 18K cobalt , 14K cobalt or 10K cobalt gold . Cobalt is a metallic element added in small quantities to gold to create a harder plating . Gold with cobalt added to the solution is also known as Hardened Gold . It is normally added in less then .3% , which allows the Gold content to still be called by it nominal K rating , thus 24K hardened gold is 99.7% pure gold .3% cobalt content .
As far as durability the cobalt does increase it's durability but depending on the K rating it is only marginally more durable . Hardened Gold plating is used extensivly in the jewelry industry to improve the durability of plated items .
Call woodcrafters and ask...if they don't already know for sure they can find out from their supplier.
Titanium gold is kind of a misnomer....it contains "a little" gold according to my supplier, it is mostly titanium Nitride.