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What is Palladium?? Please help me understand
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It is a naturally occurring white metal (unlike white gold which is made white by combining gold and various naturally white metals). It is number 46 on a periodic table of elements and is in the platinum family. Pd will stay white, like platinum, and will develop a patina over time. It''s cost is somewhere between that of platinum and gold.
Click on number 46 (Pd) to get more scientific information about it:
table of elements
Click on number 46 (Pd) to get more scientific information about it:
table of elements
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I was soooo confused 
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Date: 2/18/2008 11:45:50 AM
Author: Addy
Oh, where? Sometimes I find Pd prices are the same as Pt prices and other times they are much closer to that of gold. I''m looking (casually I swear!) for a band. I hope more jewellers start to use it!
I''m noticing the price fluctuation, too!!! I''m thinking it must be due to the fact that hydrogen fuel cell technology is taking off. According to the info on the periodic table of elements, Pd can absorb up to 900x its own weight in hydrogen. I would guess the price will be climbing up towards the Plat. range as alternative energy sources become more popular. I really do believe we''re going to leave behind the days when Palladium and Gold are close in price, and see a market where platinum and palladium run neck and neck....
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"It is a naturally occurring white metal (unlike white gold which is made white by combining gold and various naturally white metals). It is number 46 on a periodic table of elements and is in the platinum family. Pd will stay white, like platinum, and will develop a patina over time. It''s cost is somewhere between that of platinum and gold."
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The casting grain is about the same as 14k gold but it is lighter so less is used in each ring.
http://www.gsgold.com/cart/search_result.asp?CATEGORY=01-CG-CastingGrain
A 900IR plat ring will use almost 2x the weight in metal.
In my opinion the price should be around the 18k gold price max with everything taken into account...
http://www.gsgold.com/cart/search_result.asp?CATEGORY=01-CG-CastingGrain
A 900IR plat ring will use almost 2x the weight in metal.
In my opinion the price should be around the 18k gold price max with everything taken into account...
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see this thread for some links that will show what it takes too make a ring out of it:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/interesting-palladium-article.76631/
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/interesting-palladium-article.76631/
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