Silver-palladium alloy
AssigneeAmerican Bullion Investment Company, Inc.
InventorCharles Bennett
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Abstract
A silver-palladium alloy formulated to provide an alloy with a whiter color and superior casting and fabrication properties as compared to nickel-based white gold and also to impart to an article of jewelry or the like favorable properties afforded by white gold. The alloy generally includes silver and palladium, with silver being the predominant component. In some embodiments, the alloy contains about 75%-85% silver and about 5%-15% palladium by weight.
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A metal alloy having a composition consisting essentially of about 75%-85% silver by weight, about 5%-15% palladium by weight, about 0%-4% gold by weight, about 0%-2% platinum by weight, about 0%-0.2% silicon by weight, about 3%-6% copper by weight, about 0%-2% tin by weight, about 0.5%-2% gallium by weight, and about 0%-2% zinc by weight.
A metal alloy having a composition consisting essentially of about 75%-85% silver by weight, about 5%-15% palladium by weight, about 0%-4% gold by weight, about 0%-2% platinum by weight, about 0%-0.2% silicon by weight, about 3%-6% copper by weight, about 0%-2% tin by weight, and about 0%-2% zinc by weight.
A metal alloy having a composition consisting essentially of about 81% silver by weight, about 5%-7% palladium by weight, about 4.7% copper by weight, about 0.75 zinc by weight, about 1.25% gallium by weight, about 1.75 indium by weight, about 0.5% tin by weight, and about 0.05% silicon by weight.
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