the $values$ of karat gold?

[kirkis9]

Based on weight which karat is worth greater money.

10k or 18k

this will determine a 50$ bet.

 

[Solid Lifters]

Well, if both objects weigh the same, then the 18k will be worth more. Provided, the other isn't made of something more valuable than gold.

 

[milefile]

The higher the karat the higher the purity.

 

[Exo-Modemnator]

Originally posted by milefile
The higher the karat the higher the purity.

Oh, okay. So the higher the karats in a bit of gold, the purer... Well, I never knew that. Thanks milefile.

 

[DoZeRxXx]

don't they like add copper to gold because gold is so weak it would just fall apart. so the higher the karat the less copper is added

 

[Klostrophobic]

True. Gold is very malleable. That's why you wouldn't buy a 24K ring. It wouldn't last as long as an 18K ring.

An amalgam is made with gold and other stronger metals to strengthen the piece of jewelry.

 

[The Big G]

If you had gold in its completely pure elemental form would it be soft enough to score with a finger nail?

 

[Klostrophobic]

Probably not. It isn't that soft, but if you wear a 24K gold ring it will wear away eventually.

 

[kirkis9]

True. Gold is very malleable. That's why you wouldn't buy a 24K ring. It wouldn't last as long as an 18K ring.

An amalgam is made with gold and other stronger metals to strengthen the piece of jewelry.

youre 100% correct klos, 24k is rarely used but yet the most expensive

i tried to put it another way.
example: there are two gold rings equal in weight/size.
ring *A* is 10k
ring *B* is 18 k.
without a doubt, Ring B has the higher gold content and worth more.

Provided, the other isn't made of something more valuable than gold.

now just by looking at ring *A* without a alloy test, that 10k ring might have platunum in it or various metals exceding the value of gold. however it can be mixed with lower grade alloys, making it worthless. It cant be determined just from a glance.

another analogy
there are two stacks of money on the table A&B.

stack A has 100% purity of 50 dollar bills. throughout.
stack B has 40% purity of 50 dollar bills on top, without breaking the stack one cant find the value of the other bills. there might be some 100's, 500's, or jammed with 5's and 1's

thanks for answering the question yall. the karat value of gold as a standalone alloy rises with the higher karat(ex 24k or 18k). yet the other alloys in lower karat gold cannot be fixed or generalized, in this case the other alloys are negated.

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